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to grant no bounty at all * : But if it can be made ap- 

 pear, that thefe evils have originated, merely from im- 

 proper arrangements, that admit of being eafily correct- 

 ed, it will be found unneceirary to refort to the dange- 

 rous remedy that he has recommended. In confidering 

 the fccond queftion above anounced, occafion will be 

 given, to fee whether the law now propofed, is calcu- 

 lated to efFeft this purpofe or not, which fhall form the 

 fubjecl of another difquilition in fome early number of 

 this work. 



Chorus, from Lavinia, a dramatic Poem in Jive j^Bs, 

 written on the Model of the ancient Greek 'Tragedy f . 



See where the God of battle comes I 



Terror fits upon his brow.; 

 Rage augments his fwelling veins. 

 Mark. ! how from forth his burning eye 

 Beamy lightnings flafh around. 



• The only reafon for mentioning Dr. Smith in this paper, is rcfpe6l 

 to one whofe name is defcrvedly held in fuch high cllimation by every 

 pcrfon, who has occafion to examine fubjcdts of the nature here treated. 

 His work has been univcrfally read, and mud be expedcd to have made 

 a deep impreflion on the minds of many perfons who have not had op- 

 portunities of forming a decided judgment from their own obfervations. 

 If therefore, in any cafe he has erred, (and what human being has 

 not eired) ? it becomes highly neceflary to point out thefe accidental de- 

 yations. I Ihould have had fome hefitation, however, to have entered on 

 this difqiiifition, now that he is dead, had not the fuhftance of thefe re- 

 marks, with many others to the fame purport, been publilhed, more than 

 a dozen of years ago, and fubjeifted to his own revifal. (See obferva- 

 tions on National Induftry, let. xiii, p. 8.) It was fince that period, my 

 acquaintance with that liberal minded man commenced ; and fince then, 

 1 have experienced from him many civilities and marks of polite atten- 

 tion. Thofe who are in fearch of truth only, confider every one who 

 has the fame objecS: in vievv', as friendly co-operators in one great rt- 

 fearch, without being offended at accidental difference of opinion. 



f This work is propofed to be publilhed by fubfciiption, price 5 s. The 

 foUewing note accompanies it. 



The autjior humbly and earneftly folicits the patronsge of the public. 

 ' His fortuns has Uiety fijiiziiiid a eonfidnalU injury, and his health is in a declin- 

 ing fjle. 



