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people. The night Itfelf cannot conceal virtue. 

 Toward midnip,ht, the glimmering of a lamp an- 

 nounces to me, through the aperture of a garret, 

 fome poor widow prolonging her nodurnal induf- 

 try, in order to bring up, by the fruits of ir, her 

 little ones who are ileeping around her. Thefe 

 lliall be my neighbours and my hofts. I announce 

 myfelf to them as a wayfiiring man, as a ftranger, 

 who wifhes to breathe a little in that vicinity. I 

 befeech them to accommodate me with part of 

 their habitation, or to look out for an apartment 

 that will fuit me, in the neighboijrhood. I offer 

 a good price, and am domefticated prefently. 



I am carefully on my guard, in the view of fe- 

 cuting the attachment of thofe honed people, 

 againft giving them money for nothing, or by way 

 of alms ; I know of means much more honourable 

 to gain their friendfliip. I order a greater quan- 

 tity of provifion than is neceffary for my own ufe, 

 and the overplus turns to account in the family; I 

 reward the children for any little fervices which they 



opinions in the fields, but from books. He feemed to be exceed- 

 ingly well fatisfied with his attainments in knowledge. I could 

 not help faring to him at parting : " You have really gained a 

 " mighty point, in employing the refearches of your under- 

 *' (landing, to render yourfelf miferable !" 



In the hypothetical examples hereafter adduced, there isfcarcely 

 any one article of invention merely, except the good which I did 

 not do. 



render 



