Abridged Narrative of Travels Through the Interior of South America From the Sho
Abridged Narrative of Travels Through the Interior of South America From the Sho
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Onuments of the induftry, polity, and laws of the Indians of Peru, that it would be madnefs to queftion the truth of the accounts that have been given of them ; for the ruins of thefe ancient works are ftill amazing. On the other hand, I can hardly credit my ov/n eyes, when I behold that nation involved, as it were, in Cimmerian darknefs, rude, indocile, and living in a barbarifm little better than thofe who have their dwelling among the waftes, precipices, and forefts. But what is ftill more d...ifficult to conceive is, how thefe people, whofe former wifdom is confpicuous in the equity of their laws, and the eftablilhment of a government {o fmgular as that under which they live, ihould at prefent ftiew no traces of that genius and capacity which 3 u 2 formed fl6 ULLOA's voyage to south AMERICA.
formed fo excellent an economy, and fo beautiful a fyftem of facial duties: though undoubtedly they are the fame people, and ftill retain fome of their ancient cuftoms and manners. Leaving, therefore, this intricate fubjedl to be inveftigated by farther inquiries, I Ihall proceed to give an account of the prefent Indians, their genius, cuf- toms, and qualities, according to the befl information I could obtain from a commerce with thofe people of all ranks, during ten years.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Onuments of the induftry, polity, and laws of the Indians of Peru, that it would be madnefs to queftion the truth of the accounts that have been given of them ; for the ruins of thefe ancient works are ftill amazing. On the other hand, I can hardly credit my ov/n eyes, when I behold that nation involved, as it were, in Cimmerian darknefs, rude, indocile, and living in a barbarifm little better than thofe who have their dwelling among the waftes, precipices, and forefts. But what is ftill more d...ifficult to conceive is, how thefe people, whofe former wifdom is confpicuous in the equity of their laws, and the eftablilhment of a government {o fmgular as that under which they live, ihould at prefent ftiew no traces of that genius and capacity which 3 u 2 formed fl6 ULLOA's voyage to south AMERICA.
formed fo excellent an economy, and fo beautiful a fyftem of facial duties: though undoubtedly they are the fame people, and ftill retain fome of their ancient cuftoms and manners. Leaving, therefore, this intricate fubjedl to be inveftigated by farther inquiries, I Ihall proceed to give an account of the prefent Indians, their genius, cuf- toms, and qualities, according to the befl information I could obtain from a commerce with thofe people of all ranks, during ten years.
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