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| − | A short [[deletion]] History [[/deletion]] [[/addition]] Account [[/addition]]of Spain. from the earliest times to the year 1522. | + | A short [[deletion]] History [[/deletion]] [[/addition]] Account [[/addition]] of Spain. from the earliest |
| + | [[underline]] times to the year 1522. [[/underline]] | ||
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| + | Spain was antiently known by the names | ||
| + | of Hisperia & Iberia; its Inhabitants liv'd in | ||
| + | quiet, being one side defended by the sea, | ||
| + | & on the other by the Pyrenean Mountains; | ||
| + | their Manners were simple at first, but even | ||
| + | before Commerce or Wards introduc'd Vices, they | ||
| + | show'd a natural presumptuousness, & pride; | ||
| + | were tir'd of their possessions, & jealous; bore | ||
| + | fatigue & hunger well, & were so averse | ||
| + | to inaction, that they often shorten'd their | ||
| + | Lives by the sword or Poison when age or bad | ||
| + | health reduc'd them to it; they were sometimes | ||
| + | barbarous in War, but ever hospitable to | ||
| + | Strangers; so attach'd to their sovereigns that | ||
| + | the kill'd themselves not to survive them; | ||
| + | were secret, faithful, haughty, & courageous; | ||
| + | lov'd expensive Cloathings, but in all other | ||
| + | respects avaricious. | ||
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1. A short deletion History /deletion /addition Account /addition of Spain. from the earliest underline times to the year 1522. /underline
Spain was antiently known by the names of Hisperia & Iberia; its Inhabitants liv'd in quiet, being one side defended by the sea, & on the other by the Pyrenean Mountains; their Manners were simple at first, but even before Commerce or Wards introduc'd Vices, they show'd a natural presumptuousness, & pride; were tir'd of their possessions, & jealous; bore fatigue & hunger well, & were so averse to inaction, that they often shorten'd their Lives by the sword or Poison when age or bad health reduc'd them to it; they were sometimes barbarous in War, but ever hospitable to Strangers; so attach'd to their sovereigns that the kill'd themselves not to survive them; were secret, faithful, haughty, & courageous; lov'd expensive Cloathings, but in all other respects avaricious.
