. The travels and surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen; . BAEON MUNCHAUSEN. 217. Clto^pt^t ^UxxUjtxx^l. , HE contention between Gog andMagog, and Sphinx, Hilaro Fros- ticos, the Lord Whittington, &c.,was productive of infinite litiga-tion. All the lawyeiS in thekingdom were employed, to render the affair ascomplex and gloriously uncertain as possible, and,in fine, the whole nation became interested, andwere divided on both sides of the question. Colos-sus took the part of Sphinx, and the affair was atlength submitted to the decision of a grand councilin a great hall, adorned with seats on
. The travels and surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen; . BAEON MUNCHAUSEN. 217. Clto^pt^t ^UxxUjtxx^l. , HE contention between Gog andMagog, and Sphinx, Hilaro Fros- ticos, the Lord Whittington, &c.,was productive of infinite litiga-tion. All the lawyeiS in thekingdom were employed, to render the affair ascomplex and gloriously uncertain as possible, and,in fine, the whole nation became interested, andwere divided on both sides of the question. Colos-sus took the part of Sphinx, and the affair was atlength submitted to the decision of a grand councilin a great hall, adorned with seats on every side inform of an amphitheatre. The assembly appearedthe most magnificent and splendid in the court or jury of one hundred matrons occupiedthe principal and most honorable part of the amphi-theatre ; they were dressed in flowing robes of 19 218 ORIGINAL TRAVELS OF sky-blue velvet, udorned with testoons of brilliantsand diamond stars; grave and sedate lookingmatrons, all in uniform, with spectacles upon theirnoses; and opposite to these were placed one hun-dred j
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