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his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends to attain 

 it, I have laid to myfelf, This man gives too muchfoi- his 

 ivhijtle. 



When I faw .another fond of popularity, conftantly 

 employnig himfelf in political buftles, neglecting his 

 own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, he pays 

 indeedy fays I, too much for his ivhijllc. 



If I knew a mifer, who gave up every kind of com- 

 fortable living — all the pleafure of doing good to others 

 — all the efteem of his fellow citizens •, and the joys of 

 benevolent friendlhip, for the fake of accumulating 

 ■wealth ; poor man^ fays I, you do indeed pay too much for 

 your ivhiftle. 



When I meet a man of pleafure, facrificing every 

 laudable improvement of the mind, or of his fortune, 

 to mere corporeal fenfations. Mijiaken man, fays I, 

 you are providing pain for yourf elf infiead of pleafure. — 

 Tou give too much for your ivhiflle. 



If I fee one fond of fine cloaths, fine furniture, fine 

 equipac;es all above his fortune, for which he contracts 

 debts, and ends his career in prifon, Alas, fays I, he 

 has paid dear, very dear for his wh'flle. 



When I fee a beautiful fweet-tempered girl mar- 

 ried to an ill-natured brute of a hufband, nuhat a pity 

 it is, fays I, thatjlje has paid fo much for a ivhifle. 



In fhort, I conceived, that great part of the mife- 

 ries of mankind were brought upon them by the falfe 

 eftimates they had made of the value of things, and 

 bv their paying too much for their ■whiflles. 



AM. MUS. 1790. 



The Traveller. 



O URiNG the fummer of laft year, occafion— no mat- 

 ter what— called an honcft Englifh fquire to take a jour- 

 • -V -oPetcrlburgh, 



