Memoirs of the life and adventures of Signor Rozelli, late of the HagueGiving a particular account of his birth, education, slavery ..as well in Italy as in ..France and Holland ..The whole being a series of the most diverting history, and surprising events ever yet made publicAdorn'd with curious copper cuts .. . AfFedion,and that ihe might coniider, whether of us two fhe hadrnoft Efleem for. Neverthelefs, Ihe reiterated her Pray-ers and Intrearies, and defird Mariola, who had alwaysbeen fuccefsful in bringing me over to her Party, to dif-iuade me from fo dangerous a Defign. Mariola was in-de
Memoirs of the life and adventures of Signor Rozelli, late of the HagueGiving a particular account of his birth, education, slavery ..as well in Italy as in ..France and Holland ..The whole being a series of the most diverting history, and surprising events ever yet made publicAdorn'd with curious copper cuts .. . AfFedion,and that ihe might coniider, whether of us two fhe hadrnoft Efleem for. Neverthelefs, Ihe reiterated her Pray-ers and Intrearies, and defird Mariola, who had alwaysbeen fuccefsful in bringing me over to her Party, to dif-iuade me from fo dangerous a Defign. Mariola was in-deed fo witty, that I had a fincere Regard to what ihefaid, v/ere it only upon that account. I owe my Liberty10 that young Slave, and it was by her Advice that I hap-pily fucceeded in that bold Enterprife. She demanded toknow the Grounds of our Quarrel, and the Place of ourRendezvous; and the long Abode fne had made in Turkyhaving thoroughly acquainted her with the Manners andGenius of the Inhabitants, flie declard to me, That th©.Refolution I had taken to fight was the fafeft A^ethcd forme; that I mull kill my Adverfary, let what would comeof it, if I had a mind to fave my own Life; that Great-riefs of Soul v*as very unfeafonable among Barbarians,who are utter Strangers to good Manners and Sincerity; that. Of Signor ^,!. lojt tliat I ought principally, inftead of flandirlg upon Pun-ftilios of Honour and Bravery, to arm myfelf with Cun-ning and Treachery, to deal with this Enemy j that fmcewe had agreed to fight in the Nighty it concernd me totake the Advantage thereof, and eipecially not to negleft-Fire-Arms, with which they fight at a Diftance when theMatch is not equal: In a Word, /aidpe, Ill fee, withmy own Eyes, all that pafles; for which purpofe, Vll^put on Mans Cioaths, and follow you at a Diitance, inorder to be your Second, if I fee you want one. The Courage and Refolution of the Slave very muchfurprisd me: I admird at it; and Difficultyperfuaded myfelf, tha
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