particular of him, having the advantage of seeing him very often; but I am as unwilling to speak of him at Vienna, as I fhould be to talk of Hercules in the court of Omphale, if I had feen him there. I don't know what comfort other people find in confidering the weaknefs of great men, (because, perhaps, it brings them nearer to their level) but 'tis always a mortification to me, to obferve that there is no perfection in humanity. The young Prince of Portugal is the admiration of the whole court; he is handsome and polite with a great vivacity. All the officers tell wonders of his, gallantry the laft campaign. He is lodged at court with all the honours due to his rank.Adieu, dear fifter; this is the last account you will have from me of Vienna. If I furvive my journey, you shall hear from me again. I can fay, with great truth, in the words of Monefes, "I have long learnt to hold myself as nothing;' but when I think of the fatigue my poor infant must suffer, I have all a mother's fondness in my eyes, and all her tender paffion in my heart.

P.S.

P. S. I have written a letter to my lady --, that I believe fhe won't like; and upon cooler reflection, I think I had done better to have let it alone; but I was downright peevish at all her questions, and her ridiculous imagination, that I have certainly feen abundance of wonders which I keep to myself out of meer malice. She is very angry that I won't lye like other travellers. I verily believe the expects I should tell her of the Anthropophagie, men whofe heads grow below their shoulders; however, pray say something to pacify her.

LET

LETTER XXII.
To Mr. Pope.

Vienna, Jan. 16, O.S. 1717.

I HAVE not time to answer your

letter, being in the hurry of preparing for my journey; but, I think, I ought to bid adieu to my friends with the fame folemnity, as if I was going to mount a breach, at leaft, if I am to believe the information of the people here, who denounce all forts of terrors to me; and, indeed, the weather is at present such as very few ever fet out in. I am threatened, at the same time, with being frozen to death, buried in the fnow, and taken by the Tartars, who ravage that part of Hungary I am to pafs. 'Tis true, we fhall have a confiderable escorte, fo that, poffibly, I may be diverted with a new scene, by finding myself in the midst of a battle. How my adventures will conclude, I leave entirely to providence; if comically, you shall hear of them.-Pray be so good as to tell Mr. I have received his letter. Make him my adieus; if I live, I will anfwer it. The fame compliment to my Lady R-.

LETTER XXIII.

To the Countess of

Peterwaradin, Jan. 30, O.S. 1717.

AT length, dear fifter, I am safely arrived with all my family in good health at Peterwaradin; having fuffered fo little from the rigour of the feafon (against which we were all provided by furs) and found fuch tolerable accommodation every where, by the care of fending before, that I can hardly forbear laughing when I recollect all the frightful ideas that were given me of this journey. These, I fee, were wholly owing to the tenderness of my Vienna friends, and their defire of keeping me with them for this winter. Perhaps it will not be disagreeable to you to give a short journal of my journey, being through a country entirely unknown to you, and very little paffed, even by the Hungarians themselves, who generally chufe to take the conveniency of going down the Danube. We have had the bleffing

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of being favoured with finer weather than is common at this time of the year; though the fnow was fo deep, we were obliged to have our own coaches fixed upon Traineaus, which move so swift and so eafily, 'tis by far the most agreeable manner of travelling post. We came to Raab (the fecond day from Vienna) on the feventeenth inftant, where Mr. W- fending word of our arrival to the governor, the best houfe in the town was provided for us, the garrifon put under arms, a guard ordered at our door, and all other honours paid to us. The governor and all other officers immediately waited on Mr. W

to know if there was

any thing to be done for his fervice. The bishop of Temeswar came to vifit us, with great civility, earnestly preffing us to dine with him next day, which we refufing, as being refolved to pursue our journey, he fent us several bafkets of winter fruit, and a great variety of Hungarian wines, with a young hind just killed. This is a prelate of great power in this country, of the ancient family of Nadafti, fo confiderable,