I^g2. on the prosperity of state f. ^-2^ 



Wealth, during the speech of Wisdom, felt herself 

 so much aballved, that fhe would have anticipated the 

 decree of Jupiter, and retired. But by the sugges- 

 tioas of her two menials, fhe afsumed, in her depar- 

 ture, an air of pretended confidence and superiority ; 

 and said, "fhe set no value on the award of Jupiter; 

 for that by her own means fhe would readily obtain 

 from innumerable votaries and admirers, sufficient 

 superiority." 



The beams of celestial favour ifsuing from the 

 throne of heaven, in the form of a radiant crown, in- 

 ■vested the head of Wisdom. 



Juliana. 



HINTS ON THE PROSPERITY OF STATES.. 



It is commonly remarked, that " nothing permanent- 

 ly great can be expected from a nation enjoying the 

 means, and in the habits of luxury. "^ Reflecting on 

 this remark I have been led to the following obser- 

 vations. 



Amongst rude nations, even those who have least 

 of all fhaken off their native barbarism, an attention 

 to the obligations of virtue is no common qualifica- 

 tion. Indeed it is difficult to discover what virtue 

 is practised in uncivilized states, or even in those in 

 which civilization hatli made but small progrefs. A 

 promiscuous commerce of the sexes obtains in unci- 

 vilized states in general, and is found in the rudest 

 nations which pretend to civilization. A free use 

 of spirituous liquors is common to all countriea 

 which are acquainted with distilling. Ornaments 

 ia drefs axe more sought after than even useful 



