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SICILY AND MALTA. 313
who ever heard of a perfect beauty of five
feet high !—the very idea is ridiculous; and
whatever figure her goddesship might make
amongst the ancient divinities, in the pan-
theon at Rome, I am afraid me would cut
but a sorry one amongst the modern ones,
in that of London.—In short, I believe we
may safely conclude, that beauty is a rela-
tive quality, and the To kalon is no longer
the same, no more in a physical than a
moral sense, in any two places on the
globe.
The ladies here have remarkable fine
hair, and they understand how to dress and
adorn it to the greatest advantage. It is
now only used as an embellishment; but
in former times we are told, that, like that
of Sampson, it was found to be the strength
and protection of their country.—There is
a paradox for you, that all the wise men
of the East could hardly solve.—Their his-
torians relate, (in whose reign I believe is
rather
who ever heard of a perfect beauty of five
feet high !—the very idea is ridiculous; and
whatever figure her goddesship might make
amongst the ancient divinities, in the pan-
theon at Rome, I am afraid me would cut
but a sorry one amongst the modern ones,
in that of London.—In short, I believe we
may safely conclude, that beauty is a rela-
tive quality, and the To kalon is no longer
the same, no more in a physical than a
moral sense, in any two places on the
globe.
The ladies here have remarkable fine
hair, and they understand how to dress and
adorn it to the greatest advantage. It is
now only used as an embellishment; but
in former times we are told, that, like that
of Sampson, it was found to be the strength
and protection of their country.—There is
a paradox for you, that all the wise men
of the East could hardly solve.—Their his-
torians relate, (in whose reign I believe is
rather