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Compare with turtle, boast of land and wave? Can Europe’s seas, in all their finny realms, Aught so delicious as the Jew-fish show ? Tell me what viands, land or streams produce, The large, black, female, moulting crab excel ? 611 A richer flavour not wild Cambria’s hills, Nor Scotia’s rocks, with health and thyme O' erspread, Give to their flocks; than, lone Barduda, you, Than you, Anguilla, to your sheep impart. Even Britain’s vintage, here, improv’d, we quaff; 616 Even Lusitanian, even Hesperian wines. (poor Rhine ! banks imperial Rhine’s Those from the brotherwith died been banks How have thy blood ? most Ver. 608. Jew-fifh] This, tho’ a very large, is one of the delicate fifties that swim; being preferable to caramaw, king-fish, or camaree : some even chuse it before turtle. The Jew-fish is often met with at Antigua, which enjoys the happiness of having on its coast few, if any, poisonous fifties. stock-island, Ver. 613. Barbuda,] This is a low, and not large belonging to the Codrington family. Part of this island, as alio Christopher two plantations in Barbadoes, were left by Colonel ing Codrington, for building a College in Barbadoes, and conver Negroes to the Christi an Religion. miles long and Ver. 614. Anguilla,] This island is about 30 ten broad. Though not mountainous, it is rocky, and abounds with strong passes; so that a few of its inhabitants, who are indeed a expert in the use of fire-arms, repulled, with great (laughter, considerable detachment of French, who made a descent thereon chief comin the war preceding the last. Cotton and cattle are its modities. Many of the inhabitants are rich; the captain-general of the Leeward-Islands nominates the governor and council. They have no assembly.
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