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expectation of gain, there is not the least 

 doubt : but, to succeed in his plan, required 

 a great deal of time and money ; and if he 

 had had a sufficient sum to last him through 

 life, in all probability the public would not 

 have been so quickly benefited by it : but 

 his failure, and the exposure of his affliirs, 

 by his valuable stock being offered to pub- 

 lic sale, and more so the subscription given 

 him by the noblemen and gentlemen in the 

 country, led the curious to see his cattle ; 

 andheand his stockbecamegenerally known. 

 There are many similar instances of public- 

 spirited men not enriching themselves. It 

 is frequently called a hobby-horse ; but it 

 IS of considerable utility to the community 

 at large : and perhaps there was never a 

 donation better bestowed than that given to 

 Mr. Bakewell, to enable him to keep such 

 valuable stock together, by which means 

 they will become universal over all the 

 three united kingdoms. 



From the various calculations made In the 

 course of this work from facts, it appears 



