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cherifli, to this day, the remertlbrance of thofe of 

 them who fupped with millers. 



The affedion of the People fixes on one fingle 

 quality in their Prince J it is his popularity: for 

 it is from this that all the virtues flow, of which 

 they fland in need. A fingle aâ: of juftice, dif- 

 pcnfed unexpectedly, and without oftentation, to 

 a poor widow, to a collier, fills them with admira- 

 tion and delight. They look upon their Prince as 

 a God, whofe Providence is at all times, and in 

 every place, upon the watch : and they are in the 

 right; for a fingle interpofition of this nature, 

 well-timed, has a tendency to keep every oppreflbr 

 in awe, and enlivens all the oppreflied with hope. 

 In our days, venality and pride have reared, be- 

 tween the People and their Sovereign, a thoufand 

 impenetrable walls of gold, of iron, and of lead. 

 The People can no longer advance toward their 

 Prince, but the Prince has it ftill in his power to 

 defcend toward the People. Our Kings have been 

 prepoflefled, on this fubjedt, with groundlefs fears 

 and prejudices. It is fingularly remarkable, ne- 

 verthelefs, that, among the great number of Princes 

 of all Nations, who have fallen the vidims of dif- 

 ferent fadlions, not a fingle one ever perilled, when 

 employed in acls of goodnefs, walkirig about on foot, 

 and incognito i but all of them, either riding in their 



coaches. 



