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22 A TOUR THROUGH
was ever after denominated the triremes,
or the ship. He says it was one of the
principal palaces of the city, and retained
this name for ever after. In Dublin, I
have been told, there are more than one
triremes; and that this frolic, which they
call throwing the house out of the window,
is by no means uncommon.
At the same time that Agagentum is
abused by the ancient authors for its drunk-
enness, it is as much celebrated for its hos-
pitality; and I believe, it will be found,
that this virtue, and this vice, have ever
had a sort of sneaking kindness for each
other, and have generally gone hand in
hand, both in ancient and in modern times.
The Swiss, the Scots, and the Irish, who
are at present the most drunken people in
Europe, are likewise, in all probability, the
most hospitable; whereas, in the very so-
ber countries, Spain, Portugal, and Italy,
hospitality is a virtue very little known, or
indeed
was ever after denominated the triremes,
or the ship. He says it was one of the
principal palaces of the city, and retained
this name for ever after. In Dublin, I
have been told, there are more than one
triremes; and that this frolic, which they
call throwing the house out of the window,
is by no means uncommon.
At the same time that Agagentum is
abused by the ancient authors for its drunk-
enness, it is as much celebrated for its hos-
pitality; and I believe, it will be found,
that this virtue, and this vice, have ever
had a sort of sneaking kindness for each
other, and have generally gone hand in
hand, both in ancient and in modern times.
The Swiss, the Scots, and the Irish, who
are at present the most drunken people in
Europe, are likewise, in all probability, the
most hospitable; whereas, in the very so-
ber countries, Spain, Portugal, and Italy,
hospitality is a virtue very little known, or
indeed