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Regulus, a celebrated Roman commander, 

 when in Africa, refuelled of the Senate to be dif- 

 milled, led his farm might fufter for want of pro- 

 per cultivation in his abfence; and the Senate 

 wrote him for anfwer, that it (hould be taken care 

 of at the publick expence, while he continued to 

 lead their armies. 



The antients appear to have entertained an uni- 

 form fenfe of the influence an agricultural life had 

 on the manners and morals of the people. 



Alexander built cities for the Indian nations, 

 that they might employ themfelves in hufbandry, 

 and becoming thereby pofleiled of property, which 

 naturally fuggefted a care for its prefervation, they 

 might on that account be more cautious of offering 

 injury or violence to others.* 



Cicero expreffed an high opinion of the good 

 effecls of an agricultural life on the manners and 

 conducl, in his work, de Setteftute, &? fro L. Ro- 

 inurino. 



And Strabo tells us, that thofe who praQifed 

 Agriculture in India, were the mod moral and 

 jult of any ranks of the people. 



• Hifiory of India. 



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