"Hethatknowsoneoftheirtownsknowsthemall—theyaresolikeoneanother, , andnoneissoproperasAmaurot; forasnoneismoreeminent (alltherestyieldinginprecedencetothis, becauseitistheseatoftheirsupremecouncil), sotherewasnoneofthembetterknowntome, Ihavinglivedfiveyearsalltogetherinit.
"Itliesuponthesideofahill, or, rather, , forfromtheonesideofit, whichshootsupalmosttothetopofthehill, itrunsdown, inadescentfortwomiles, totheriverAnider; , , ofwhichtwoaremoreconsiderablethantherest, asitrunsbyAmaurotitisgrownhalfamilebroad; but, itstillgrowslargerandlarger, till, aftersixtymiles' coursebelowit, , andforsomemilesabovethetown, , thefreshwaterbeingdrivenbackwithitsforce; andabovethat, forsomemiles, thewaterisbrackish; butalittlehigher, asitrunsbythetown, itisquitefresh; andwhenthetideebbs, , notoftimber, butoffairstone, consistingofmanystatelyarches; itliesatthatpartofthetownwhichisfarthestfromthesea, sothattheships, withoutanyhindrance, , likewise, anotherriverthatrunsbyit, which, thoughitisnotgreat, yetitrunspleasantly, foritrisesoutofthesamehillonwhichthetownstands, , whichspringsalittlewithoutthetowns; thatso, iftheyshouldhappentobebesieged, theenemymightnotbeabletostopordivertthecourseofthewater, norpoisonit; fromthenceitiscarried, inearthenpipes, , theyhavegreatcisternsforreceivingtherain-water, , inwhichtherearemanytowersandforts; thereisalsoabroadanddeepdryditch, setthickwiththorns, castroundthreesidesofthetown, , , ; , butenclosedwithbuildings, thatonallhandsfacethestreets, , which, astheyareeasilyopened, sotheyshutoftheirownaccord; and, therebeingnopropertyamongthem, ' , sothattheyhavebothvines, fruits, herbs, andflowersinthem; , butalsobyanemulationbetweentheinhabitantsoftheseveralstreets, , indeed, ; fortheysaythewholeschemeofthetownwasdesignedatfirstbyUtopus, butheleftallthatbelongedtotheornamentandimprovementofittobeaddedbythosethatshouldcomeafterhim, , thatcontainthehistoryoftheirtownandState, arepreservedwithanexactcare, , likecottages, madeofanysortoftimber, , thefrontsofthemarefacedeitherwithstone, plastering, orbrick, , andonthemtheylayasortofplaster, whichcostsverylittle, andyetissotemperedthatitisnotapttotakefire, , withwhichtheyglazetheirwindows; theyusealsointheirwindowsathinlinencloth, thatissooiledorgummedthatitbothkeepsoutthewindandgivesfreeadmissiontothelight.
