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which on them we beſtow, is amply repaid by the benefits which they bring; and the pleaſing return for our kindneſs is, that endearing gratitude which renders the care of providing for them rather a pleaſing occupation than a painful taſk.

From our tables turns with abhorrence the tender-hearted Hindoo. To him our feaſts are the nefarious repaſts of Polyphemus; while we contemplate, with ſurprize, his abſurd clemency, andregard