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(350) the reft. Their habits fat clofe to their bodies, and were fhort and neat like thofe of all the Gothic*' nations: not wide, long and flowing like thofe of the Sarma- tians and eaftern people. They were per- haps ftill lefs luxurious in their manner of lodging. In the time of Tacitus, the Germans had not yet built themſelves cities, or even towns: " Every one," fays that author, places his houfe on whatever fpot he "chufes, near a fpring, a wood or open «field, at a diftance from any neighbour, " either from ignorance in the art of 66 building, or for fear of fire +." When religion permitted temples to be erected to the Gods, the concourfe of thofe who came to offer oblations, engaged them to build round about them, and towns infenfibly arofe. The fame thing happened near the caftles of their kings, princes and great
- (Celtic. Orig.) In
the habits of the ancient Gothic nations we fee evidently the rudiments of the modern European drefs: They confifted of a kind of waiftcoat, and breeches, or rather a kind of trowfers which came down to the feet, and were connected with the fhoes; whereas the an- cient Romans were naked knee'd. Upon the pillars of Trajan and Antonine the dreffes of fuch nations as were of Gothic race bear a great refemblance to thofe of our common failors and peasants. T. † Tac. Germ. c. 16. men;
