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by a falfe opinion of (kill, which, if he
fhould find it deficient at home, he had no
means of completing. If the world has
agreed to praife the travels and manual
labours of the Czar of Mufcovy, let Co/
have his mkre of the like applaufe, in the
proportion of his dominions to the empire
of Rujfia.
This young gentleman was fporting in
the mountains of Sky, and when he was
weary with following his game, repaired
for lodging to Talijker. At night he
miffed one of his dogs, and when he went
to feek him in the morning, found two
eagles feeding on his carcafs.
Cd, for he muff be named by his pof-
feffions, hearing that our intention was to
v fit ^jona, offered to conduft us to his
chief, Sir Allan Maclean, who lived in the
file of Inch Kenneth, and would readily
find us a convenient palfage. From this
time