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envoys at the diet the churches and relicks silver image of the Trinity.

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Letter VII. from Vienna. Voyage from Ratisbon down the Danube description of Vienna

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general

the houses fur

entertainments the Fauxbourg

count Schoonbour's villa.

Letter VIII. Vienna. Opera in the garden

of the Favorita

playhouse and representation of the story of Amphitryon.

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Letter IX. Vienna. Dress of the ladies Lady M.'s reception at court - person of the Empress customs of the drawing room the Emperor Empress Amelia → how seated at table maids of honour, their office and qualifications - dressers audience of the Empress Mother her extraordinary piety mourning dress of the ladies at Vienna audience of the Empress Amelia - shooting match by ladies.

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Letter X. Vienna. Vienna a paradise for old women different acceptation of the word reputation, at London and at Vienna

neither coquets nor prudes at Vienna every lady possessed both of a nominal and real husband gallant overture to Lady M. to comply with this custom.

Letter XI. Vienna. Phlegmatic disposition of the Austrians humorous anecdote of 'a contest upon a point of ceremony

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widows príde of

not allowed any rank at Vienna

ancestry

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marriage portions limited

different treatment of Ambassadors and Envoys at court.

Letter XII. Vienna, Dress and assemblies of the Austrian ladies - gala days ·

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convent

of St. Lawrence wooden head of our Saviour dress of the nuns their amuseparticulars concerning a beautiful nun reflections on the monastic state,

meuts

etc.

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Letter XIII. Vienna, Description of the Emperor's repository.

Letter XIV. from Prague. General state of Bohemia Prague described with

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reference to Vienna.

Letter XV. from Leipzig. Dangerous journey from Prague to Leipzig - character

of Dresden

compared Cozelle

the Saxon and Austrian ladies anecdotes of the Countess of

Leipzig and its fair described.

Letter XVI, from Brunswic. Brunswic, for what considerable.

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Letter XVII. from Hanover. Bad regulations of the post in Germany character of the young prince ( afterwards king George II. ) short account of Hanoverview of the country in travelling through Germany, compared with England.

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Letter XVIII. Hanover. Description of

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Letter XIX. Blankenburg. Motive of lady M.'s journey to Blankenburg - her reception by the Dutchess of Blankenburg the description of Hanover continued perfection to which fruits is brought by means of Stoves at Herenhausen recommendation of chamber-stoves.

Letter XX. from Vienna. Diversions of the carnival remarks on the music and balls the Italian comedy

the air and weather at Vienna. the markets and provisions.

Letter XXI. Vienna. Lady M.'s audience of leave absurd taste for dwarfs at the. German courts reflections on this taste

remarks on the inhabitants of Vienna a word or two concerning prince Eugene, and the young prince of Portugal.

Letter XXII. Vienna. Reflections on her intended journey to Constantinople.

Letter XXIII. from Peterwaradin. Journey from Vienna hither

reception at Raab visit from the bishop of Temeswar, with

his character revolutions

description of Raabits remarks on the state of

Hungary, with the Emperor Leopold's persecution of his protestant Hungarian

subjects

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description of Buda - its revolu-

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tions the inhabitants of Hungary - Essek
the Hungarian ladies and their

described

dress.

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Letter XXIV. from Belgrade. Character
of the Rascian soldiers

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their priests
appearance of the field of Carlowitz, after
the late battle between prince Eugene and
reception at, and account of
Belgrade the murder of the late Bassa
character of Achmet Beg.

the Turks

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Letter XXV. from Adrianople. Descrip-
tion of the deserts and inhabitants of Servia
-Nissa the capital cruel treatment of
the baggage-carriers by the Janizaries
account of Sophia Philippopolis
country about Adrianople.

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Letter XXVI. Adrianople. Entertaining
account of the baths at Sophia, and lady
M.'s reception at them.

Letter XXVII. Adrianople. Why our
accounts of the Turks are so imperfect
oppressed condition of the Servians - teeth
money, what character of the Turkish
Effendis farther particulars of Achmet
Beg - Mahometism like Christianity divided
into many sectaries remarks on some of
their notions religion of the Arnauts
conjectures relating to Trajan's gate -
present view of the country.

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Letter XXVIII. from Adrianople. Mar-

riage of the Grand Signior's eldest daughter the nature of the Turkish government -- Grand Signior's procession to Mosque

his person described particulars relating to the French Ambassador's lady character and behaviour of the Janizaries the Janizaries formidable to the Seraglio.

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their address

Letter XXIX. Adrianople. Lady M. describes her Turkish dress the persons and manner of the Turkish ladies their dress when they go abroad at intriguing possessed of more liberty than is generally imagined - the plurality of wives allowed by the Koran seldom indulged.

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Letter XXX. Adrianople. Manner in which the Turks pass their time the present pastoral manners of the Easterns, a confirmation of the descriptions of the Grecian poets give great light into many scripture passages specimen of Turkish poetry a version given by lady M. in the English style.

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Letter. XXXI. Adrianople, The plague not so terrible as represented -account of the Turkish method of inoculating the small рох.

Letter XXXII. Adrianople. Description of the camel their use, and method of

managing them

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the buffalo

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horses their veneration for storks

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