The History of Selim’s Travels
Mangogul, whose thoughts ran solely on diversifying his pleasures, and multiplying the trials of his ring; after having interrogated the most interesting Toys of the court, had the curiosity to hear some of the city Toys. But as he had no advantageous opinion of what his should learn from them, he would willingly consult them at his ease, and save himself the trouble of going to find them out.
How to bring them to him, was what embarassed him. “You are in great pain for a trifle,” says Mirzoza. “Sir, you have only to give a ball, and I promise you this very night a greater number of those speechmakers than you will covet to hear.”