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4o A TOUR THROUGH
ful and lingering death to the poor animal ?
that I know is enough to, make you wifli
never to taste of it, whatever effect it may
have upon others.
The Sicilians eat of every thing, and at-
tempted to make us do the same. The
company was remarkably merry, and did
by no means belie their ancient character,
for most of them were more than half seas
over, long before we rose from table; and I
was somewhat apprehensive of a second
edition of the Triremes scene, as they were
beginning to reel exceedingly. By the bye,
I do not doubt but that phrase of Halffeas
over, may have taken its origin from some
Inch story. They begged us to make a
bowl of punch, a liquor they had often
heard of, but had never seen. The ma-
terials were immediately found, and we
succeeded so well, that they preferred it to
all the wines on the table, of which they
had a great variety. We were obliged to
replcnifli
ful and lingering death to the poor animal ?
that I know is enough to, make you wifli
never to taste of it, whatever effect it may
have upon others.
The Sicilians eat of every thing, and at-
tempted to make us do the same. The
company was remarkably merry, and did
by no means belie their ancient character,
for most of them were more than half seas
over, long before we rose from table; and I
was somewhat apprehensive of a second
edition of the Triremes scene, as they were
beginning to reel exceedingly. By the bye,
I do not doubt but that phrase of Halffeas
over, may have taken its origin from some
Inch story. They begged us to make a
bowl of punch, a liquor they had often
heard of, but had never seen. The ma-
terials were immediately found, and we
succeeded so well, that they preferred it to
all the wines on the table, of which they
had a great variety. We were obliged to
replcnifli