no　one　can　form　an　idea　of　anything　equal　to　it　on　shore。　　We
  were　seated　on　the　deck；　women　and　all；　in　the　serenest　evening
  that　can　be　imagined。　　Not　a　single　cloud　presented　itself　to　our
  view；　and　the　sun　himself　was　the　only　object　which　engrossed　our
  whole　attention。　　He　did　indeed　set　with　a　majesty　which　is
  incapable　of　description；　with　which；　while　the　horizon　was　yet
  blazing　with　glory；　our　eyes　were　called　off　to　the　opposite　part
  to　survey　the　moon；　which　was　then　at　full；　and　which　in　rising
  presented　us　with　the　second　object　that　this　world　hath　offered
  to　our　vision。　　Compared　to　these　the　pageantry　of　theaters；　or
  splendor　of　courts；　are　sights　almost　below　the　regard　of
  children。　　We　did　not　return　from　the　deck　till　late　in　the
  evening；　the　weather　being　inexpressibly　pleasant；　and　so　warm
  that　even　my　old　distemper　perceived　the　alteration　of　the
  climate。　　There　was　indeed　a　swell；　but　nothing　comparable　to
  what　we　had　felt　before；　and　it　affected　us　on　the　deck　much　less
  than　in　the　cabin。
  Friday。The　calm　continued　till　sun…rising；　when　the　wind
  likewise　arose；　but　unluckily　for　us　it　came　from　a　wrong
  quarter；　it　was　S。S。E。；　which　is　that　very　wind　which　Juno　would
  have　solicited　of　Aeolus；　had　Gneas　been　in　our　latitude　bound
  for　Lisbon。
  The　captain　now　put　on　his　most　melancholy　aspect；　and　resumed
  his　former　opinion　that　he　was　bewitched。　　He　declared　with　great
  solemnity　that　this　was　worse　and　worse；　for　that　a　wind　directly
  in　his　teeth　was　worse　than　no　wind　at　all。　　Had　we　pursued　the
  course　which　the　wind　persuaded　us　to　take　we　had　gone　directly
  for　Newfoundland；　if　we　had　not　fallen　in　with　Ireland　in　our
  way。　　Two　ways　remained　to　avoid　this；　one　was　to　put　into　a　port
  of　Galicia；　the　other；　to　beat　to　the　westward　with　as　little
  sail　as　possible：　　and　this　was　our　captain's　election。
  As　for　us；　poor　passengers；　any　port　would　have　been　welcome　to
  us；　especially；　as　not　only　our　fresh　provisions；　except　a　great
  number　of　old　ducks　and　fowls；　but　even　our　bread　was　come　to　an
  end；　and　nothing　but　sea…biscuit　remained；　which　I　could　not
  chew。　　So　that　now　for　the　first　time　in　my　life　I　saw　what　it
  was　to　want　a　bit　of　bread。
  The　wind　however　was　not　so　unkind　as　we　had　apprehended；　but；
  having　declined　with　the　sun；　it　changed　at　the　approach　of　the
  moon；　and　became　again　favorable　to　us；　though　so　gentle　that　the
  next　day's　observation　carried　us　very　little　to　the　southward　of
  Cape　Finisterre。　　This　evening　at　six　the　wind；　which　had　been
  very　quiet　all　day；　rose　very　high；　and　continuing　in　our　favor
  drove　us　seven　knots　an　hour。
  This　day　we　saw　a　sail；　the　only　one；　as　I　heard　of；　we　had　seen
  in　our　whole　passage　through　the　bay。　　I　mention　this　on　account
  of　what　appeared　to　me　somewhat　extraordinary。　　Though　she　was　at
  such　a　distance　that　I　could　only　perceive　she　was　a　ship；　the
  sailors　discovered　that　she　was　a　snow；　bound　to　a　port　in　Galicia。
  Sunday。After　prayers；　which　our　good　captain　read　on　the　deck
  with　an　audible　voice；　and　with　but　one　mistake；　of　a　lion　for
  Elias；　in　the　second　lesson　for　this　day；　we　found　ourselves　far
  advanced　in　42　degrees；　and　the　captain　declared　we　should　sup
  off　Porte。　　We　had　not　much　wind　this　day；　but；　as　this　was
  directly　in　our　favor；　we　made　it　up　with　sail；　of　which　we
  crowded　all　we　had。　　We　went　only　at　the　rate　of　four　miles　an
  hour；　but　with　so　uneasy　a　motion；　continuing　rolling　from　side
  to　side；　that　I　suffered　more　than　I　had　done　in　our　whole
  voyage；　my　bowels　being　almost　twisted　out　of　my　belly。　　However；
  the　day　was　very　serene　and　bright；　and　the　captain；　who　was　in
  high　spirits；　affirmed　he　had　never　passed　a　pleasanter　at　sea。
  The　wind　continued　so　brisk　that　we　ran　upward　of　six　knots　an
  hour　the　whole　night。
  Monday。In　the　morning　our　captain　concluded　that　he　was　got
  into　lat。　40　degrees；　and　was　very　little　short　of　the
  Burlings；　as　they　are　called　in　the　charts。　　We　came　up　with　them
  at　five　in　the　afternoon；　being　the　first　land　we　had　distinctly
  seen　since　we　left　Devonshire。　　They　consist　of　abundance　of
  little　rocky　islands；　a　little　distant　from　the　shore；　three　of
  them　only　showing　themselves　above　the　water。
  Here　the　Portuguese　maintain　a　kind　of　garrison；　if　we　may　allow
  it　that　name。　　It　consists　of　malefactors；　who　are　banished
  hither　for　a　term；　for　divers　small　offensesa　policy　which　they
  may　have　copied　from　the　Egyptians；　as　we　may　read　in　Diodorus
  Siculus。　　That　wise　people；　to　prevent　the　corruption　of　good
  manners　by　evil　communication；　built　a　town　on　the　Red　Sea；
  whither　they　transported　a　great　number　of　their　criminals；
  having　first　set　an　indelible　mark　on　them；　to　prevent　their
  returning　and　mixing　with　the　sober　part　of　their　citizens。
  These　rocks　lie　about　fifteen　leagues　northwest　of　Cape　Roxent；
  or；　as　it　is　commonly　called；　the　Rock　of　Lisbon；　which　we　passed
  early　the　next　morning。　　The　wind；　indeed；　would　have　carried　us
  thither　sooner；　but　the　captain　was　not　in　a　hurry；　as　he　was　to
  lose　nothing　by　his　delay。
  Tuesday。This　is　a　very　high　mountain；　situated　on　the　northern
  side　of　the　mouth　of　the　river　Tajo；　which；　rising　about　Madrid；
  in　Spain；　and　soon　becoming　navigable　for　small　craft；　empties
  itself；　after　a　long　course；　into　the　sea；　about　four　leagues
  below　Lisbon。
  On　the　summit　of　the　rock　stands　a　hermitage；　which　is　now　in　the
  possession　of　an　Englishman；　who　was　formerly　master　of　a　vessel
  trading　to　Lisbon；　and；　having　changed　his　religion　and　his
  manners；　the　latter　of　which；　at　least；　were　none　of　the　best；
  betook　himself　to　this　place；　in　order　to　do　penance　for　his
  sins。　　He　is　now　very　old；　and　hath　inhabited　this　hermitage　for
  a　great　number　of　years；　during　which　he　hath　received　some
  countenance　from　the　royal　family；　and　particularly　from　the
  present　queen　dowager；　whose　piety　refuses　no　trouble　or　expense
  by　which　she　may　make　a　proselyte；　being　used　to　say　that　the
  saving　one　soul　would　repay　all　the　endeavors　of　her　life。　　Here
  we　waited　for　the　tide；　and　had　the　pleasure　of　surveying　the
  face　of　the　country；　the　soil　of　which；　at　this　season；　exactly
  resembles　an　old　brick…kiln；　or　a　field　where　the　green　sward　is
  pared　up　and　set　a…burning；　or　rather　a　smoking；　in　little　heaps
  to　manure　the　land。　　This　sight　will；　perhaps；　of　all　others；
  make　an　Englishman　proud　of；　and　pleased　with；　his　own　country；
  which　in　verdure　excels；　I　believe；　every　other　country。　　Another
  deficiency　here　is　the　want　of　large　trees；　nothing　above　a　shrub
  being　here　to　be　discovered　in　the　circumference　of　many　miles。
  At　this　place　we　took　a　pilot　on　board；　who；　being　the　first
  Portuguese　we　spoke　to；　gave　us　an　instance　of　that　religious
  observance　which　is　paid　by　all　nations　to　their　laws；　for；
  whereas　it　is　here　a　capital　offense　to　assist　any　person　in
  going　on　shore　from　a　foreign　vessel　before　it　hath　been
  examined；　and　every　person　in　it　viewed　by　the　magistrates　of
  health；　as　they　are　called；　this　worthy　pilot；　for　a　very　small
  reward；　rowed　the　Portuguese　priest　to　shore　at　this　place；
  beyond　which　he　did　not　dare　to　advance；　and　in　venturing　whither
  he　had　given　sufficient　testimony　of　love　for　his　native　country。
  We　did　not　enter　the　Tajo　till　noon；　when；　after　passing　several
  old　castles　and　other　buildings　which　had　greatly　the　aspect　of
  ruins；　we　came　to　the　castle　of　Bellisle；　where　we　had　a　full
  prospect　of　Lisbon；　and　were；　indeed；　within　three　miles　of　it。
  Here　we　were　saluted　with　a　gun；　which　was　a　signal　to　pass　no
  farther　till　we　had　complied　with　certain　ceremonies　which　the
  laws　of　this　country　require　to　be　observed　by　all　ships　which
  arrive　in　this　port。　　We　were　obliged　then　to　cast　anchor；　and
  expect　the　arrival　of　the　officers　of　the　customs；　without　whose
  passport　no　ship　must　proceed　farther　than　this　place。
  Here　likewise　we　received　a　visit　from　one　of　those　magistrates
  of　health　before　mentioned。　　He　refused　to　come　on　board　the　ship
  till　every　person　in　her　had　been　drawn　up　on　deck　and　personally
  viewed　by　him。　　This　occasioned　some　delay　on　my　part；　as　it　was
  not　the　work　of　a　minute　to　lift　me　from　the　cabin　to　the　deck。
  The　captain　thought　my　particular　case　might　have　been　excused
  from　this　ceremony；　and　that　it　would　be　abundantly　sufficient　if
  the　magistrate；　who　was　obliged　afterwards　to　visit　the　cabin；
  surveyed　me　there。　　But　this　did　not　satisfy　the　magistrate's
  strict　regard　to　his　duty。　　When　he　was　told　of　my　lameness；　he
  called　out；　with　a　voice　of　authority；　〃Let　him　be　brought　up；〃
  and　his　orders　were　presently　complied　with。　　He　was；　indeed；　a
  person　of　great　dignity；　as　well　as　of　the　most　exact　fidelity　in
  the　discharge　of　his　trust。　　Both　which　are　the　more　admirable　as
  his　salary　is　less　than　thirty　pounds　English　per　annum。
  Before　a　ship　hath　been　visited　by　o