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[[note]] S6343
Wheatley
haxmpk
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THE
NEGRO
EQUALLED BY FEW
EUROPEANS.

AH, this is the instant, said I, to impart to us the story of your life. It cannot fail to be an instructive lesson. All joined their intreaties to mine. I consent, said Bruno, as it may, at least, serve to amuse you. It is a tissue of follies; but you will not be surprised, since it is the life of a man which I am about to relate. 

Birth, riches, honours, pleasures, love, these are the objects of men's felicity! I was not an exception to the rule; they were mine; and you will perceive how fragile their base is.

I was born at Marseilles of a family rendered illustrious by a commerce of seven hundred years, exercised without stain; a  

Transcription Notes:
They often use a figure similar to 'f' when referring to the letter 's' ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-29 10:17:29