LET.  XL. Pera.—­Turkish love-letter, with a translation—­the
              confusion of tongues spoke at Pera—­Lady M. in danger
              of losing her English.

LET.  XLI. —­Suburbs of Constantinople—­Turkish water-man—­
              Constantinople, why not easy to be seen by Europeans—­
              pleasure of rowing down the Bosphorus—­view of
              Constantinople from the water—­the seraglio—­Sancta
              Sophia—­the mosque Of sultan Solyman—­of sultana
              Valida—­the atlerdan—­the brazen serpentine column—­the
              exchange—­the bisisten—­humanity of the Turks towards
              their slaves—­the historical pillar fallen down—­the
              dervises—­their devotion and dancing.

LET.  XLII. —­Mr Hill’s account of the sweating pillar, and of the
              Turkish ladies, contradicted—­manner of living of the
              Turkish wives—­ceremony of receiving a Turkish bride at
              the bagnio—­no public cognizance taken of murder—­
              generally compounded for by money—­story of a Christian
              lady taken prisoner by a Turkish admiral, who chose to
              continue with and marry her ravisher—­the Turks great
              venerators of truth—­the Eastrn manner of adopting
              children—­account of the Armenians—­their strict
              observance of fasts—­summary view of their religion—­
              ceremonies at an Armenian marriage.

LET.  XLIII. From Constantinople.—­Observations on the accounts
              given by Sir Paul Rycaut and Gemelli—­the canal between
              Constantinople and Calcedon—­the precarious nature of
              human grandeur in Turky (sic)—­description of the house
              of the grand vizier who was killed at Peterwaradin—­
              moral reflections on the difference between the taste
              of the Europeans and the Easterns.

LET.  XLIV. From Tunis.—­Vovage from Constantinople—­the
              Hellespont, and castles of Sestos and Abydos—­
              reflections on the story of Hero and Leander—­the
              burial-places of Hecuba and Achilles—­antiquities—­
              habits of the Greek peasants—­conjectures as to the
              ruins of a large city—­remarks on the face of the
              country illustrated by reference to passages from
              Homer—­Troy, no remains of it existing—­ruins of old
              Constantinople—­Latin inscriptions, and remains of
              antiquity—­isle of Tenedos—­Mytilene—­Lesbos—­Scio, and
              its inhabitants—­promontory of Lunium the present Cape
              Colonna—­temple of Theseus, how destroyed present
              condition of the Morea, the ancient Peloponnesus—­