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France may come to be not only equal in quality 

 to that of Britain, but may even become as much 

 fuperior to it, as Britifli wool in former times ex- 

 ceeded that of France, To guard againft this evil, 

 I beg now to call the attention of my countrymen 

 to this important objed, and hope I (hall be able to 

 (hew, in a very fatisfadtory manner, that if ever this 

 revolution (hall be permitted to take place, it muft 

 be owing to our own negligence alone; becaufe, al- 

 though it may not be impoflible to improve the 

 quality of French wool, yet it would be fo much 

 more eafy to improve the quality of Britifh wool, 

 that if equal pains (hall be taken in both countries, 

 we cannot fail to leave them at an infinite diftance 

 behind. I fhall farther, I hope, be able to prove, 

 that by a very moderate effort, we could not only 

 fucceed in bringing Britifh wool to regain once 

 more its former fuperiority over that of Spain, but 

 that it could be eafily brought to a greater degree 

 of finenefs and excellence of quality than any wo(j4 

 that ever could be purchafed for the purpofe of ma- 

 nufadlures in Europe: and that all this could be 

 done, becaufe of certain peculiarities refpefling the 

 nature of this ifland, which no other rival nation 

 can boaft of. 



That the foil and climate of this ifland are na- 

 turally adapted to the produ(5lion of fine wool, will 



fcarcely 



