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CHAPTER I.

Of the Germans before they left their Woods,

SECTION I.

The lnßitutions , Government , and CharaEler of theGermanic Tribes.

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It is of little moment to inquire into the originof the ancient Germans . Their manners and govern-ment are subjects more interesting, and concerning■which there are memorials of great curiosity andimportance. The picture of these nations has beendrawn by Tacitus ; and the affairs of men never

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