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after the defeat of Gcryon, flie could not refufe her' 

 heart and hand to the conqueror of a tyrant. We 

 afterwards entered the channel which feparates 

 Gaul from the Britifh Iflands, and, in a few days, 

 we reached the mouth of the Seine, the green 

 waters of which may, at all times, be dillinguiihed 

 from the azure waves of the Sea. 



My joy was complete. We were upon the 

 point of arriving. Our trees were frefli, and covered 

 with leaves. Several of them, and, among others, 

 the flips of the vine were already loaded with ripe 

 fruit : I pidured to myfelf the joyful reception 

 which we were going to receive from a people 

 deftitiue of the principal gifts of Nature, when 

 they (hould fee us difembark upon their fliores, 

 with the delicate produAions of Egypt and of 

 Crete. The labours of agriculture are alone fuffi- 

 cient to fix wandering and unfettled Nations, and 

 to deprive them of the inclination of fupporting 

 by violence, that life which Nature fuftains with 

 fo many bleffings. Nothing more than a grain of 

 corn is requifite, faid I to myfelf, in order to po- 

 lilli the whole Gallic Nation, by thofe arts which 

 fpring from agriculture. This fingle grain of flax 

 is fufEcient, at fome future period, to afford them 

 clothing. This flip of the vine may ferve to 

 diffufe gaiety and joy over their feftivals, to the 

 lateft poflerity. I then felt how far fuperior the 



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