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disappointed only to find the "Iliad" in Greek, and a Latin Horace. They
lodging in the Rue de la Croix where I had gone in spite of Senor Andrea,
Bordeaux had given me the address. One of the ceremonies I had to
clerk asked me for a pinch of snuff.html">snuff.html">snuff.html">snuff.html">snuff.html">snuff, so I took out my snuff-box and gave
said,--
"Senor, this snuff will not pass in Spain" (it was French rappee); and
and in consequence an immense contraband trade is carried on. The spies
foreign snuff, and if they detect anyone carrying it they make him pay
persons exempted from the prohibitions. The king who stuffs into his
all his subjects buy their snuff of the Spanish manufacturers. When
genuine article could hardly be bought for its weight in gold. By reason
extremely fond of foreign snuff, and care little for their own; thus
cold was more trying than that of Paris, in spite of the southern
Europe. From whatever part of the coast one starts, one has to mount to
so that the slightest touch of wind from the north makes the cold
those of a full habit of body; the Spaniards it suits well enough, for
prejudice on every side; but the women, though ignorant, are usually
native air, as burning as the sun that shines on them. Every Spaniard
us by loving us, though with great precautions, for your Spaniard is
wives and daughters. As a rule the men are ugly, though there are
uncommon. The southern blood in their veins inclines them to love, and
by whom they are surrounded. The lover who runs the greatest dangers is
the Spanish women are always speaking the language of the eyes. If the
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