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On this part of our fubjed, my learned mafler 

 thus expreffes himfelf : — " According to the beft 

 obfervations, the proper time to infufe that ufcful 

 part of natural philofophy called Hufbandry, is in 

 the earHer ftage of life, when there is curiofity and 

 a thirft for knowledge. And if pradlice here could 

 be joined with theory, enjoying the open- air, exer- 

 cile, and aAivity, agree well with the turn and caft 

 of young people, not to mention a revolution of per- 

 petual variety which is very engaging at their age. 



*' It is one point gained, without doubt, to be 

 enabled to read the hufbandry works of Cato, 

 Varro, Virgil, and Columella, with tafte and 

 knowledge. It may open a new walk on clafTical 

 ground ; and, in all probability, give young men 

 certain predifpofitions in favour of Agriculture. 

 Yet ftill, the whole combined together will produce 

 but flight efFefts, unlefs we call in the afliftance of 

 fads and experience. 



*^ Something of this kind ought certainly to be 

 done, and the complaint of Columella, when he 

 fays with fome degree of warmth, ' Agricolationis 



* do6bores qui fe profiterentur neque difcipulos cog- 



* novi/* ihould, if poflible, be removed," 



•Harte'sEfTayl. p. I57» 



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