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in power, I endeavoured to exert it in projeds of 

 this nature ; but I have never had the fehcity of 

 falling in with a fingle one, who took a warm inte- 

 reft in the happinefs of Mankind. I have endea- 

 voured to trace, at lead, the plan of them, as a le- 

 gacy to thofe who fliall come after me, but the 

 clouds of calamity have fpread a gloom over my 

 own life ; and the poffibility of enjoying happi- 

 nefs, even in a dream, is no longer my portion. 



Politicians have confidered war itfelf as nccef- 

 fary to a State, becaufe, as they pretend, it takes 

 off the fuperflux of Mankind. In general, they 

 have a very limited knowledge of Human Nature. 

 Independent of the refources of the fub-divifion 

 of property into fmall allotments, which every 

 where multiply the fruits of the Earth, we may 

 reft afliired, that there is no country but what has 

 the means of emigration within it's reach, efpe- 

 cially fince the difcovery of the New World. Be- 

 fides, there is not a fmgle State, even among thofe 

 which are beft peopled, but what contains im- 

 menfe tracks of uncultivated land. China and 

 Bengal are, I believe, the countries on the Globe 

 which contain moft inhabitants. In China, never- 

 thelefs, are many and extenfive deferts, amidft it's 

 fineft provinces, becaufe avarice attradls thofe who 

 fliould cultivate them, to the vicinity of great ri- 

 vers, and to the cities, for the conveniency of 



commerce. 



