happeneth to be in lesser regions.

In this country, as I said, it was my lot to travel; and there
travel I did, and that so long, even till I learned much of their
mother tongue, together with the customs and manners of them among
whom I was. And, to speak truth, I was much delighted to see and
hear many things which I saw and heard among them; yea, I had, to
be sure, even lived and died a native among them, (so was I taken
with them and their doings,) had not my master sent for me home to
his house, there to do business for him, and to oversee business
done.

Now there is in this gallant country of Universe a fair and
delicate town, a corporation called Mansoul; a town for its
building so curious, for its situation so commodious, for its
privileges so advantageous, (I mean with reference to its origin,)
that I may say of it, as was said before of the continent in which
it is placed, There is not its equal under the whole heaven.

As to the situation of this town, it lieth just between the two
worlds; and the first founder and builder of it, so far as by the
best and most authentic records I can gather, was one Shaddai; and
he built it for his own delight. He made it the mirror and glory
of all that he made, even the top-piece, beyond anything else that
he did in that country. Yea, so goodly a town was Mansoul when
first built, that it is said by some, the gods, at the setting up
thereof, came down to see it, and sang for joy. And as he made it
goodly to behold, so also mighty to have dominion over all the
country round about. Yea, all were commanded to acknowledge
Mansoul for their metropolitan, all were enjoined to do homage to