CONTENTS. 



■Smlpturc and painting practifed among the Egyptians, but more Cultivated among 

 the Greeks. — The Greek genius, particularly fuited for the fine arts. — Of the elec- 

 tion of the Kings in Egypt. — The Priefls there were eleftors, — but had not fo great 

 power over the Kings, as the Priefts of Ethiopia had, though the Egyptians were a 

 colony of Ethiopians, aad though there was a great fimilarity of cuftoms and man- 

 ners in the two nations. — Of the divifion of land in Egypt. Page 201 



CHAP. XI. 



Gbfervations to prove that the Egyptian form of government was moft perfect. — The 

 Egyptian government had not the fault of the heroic governments, nor of the later 

 governments in Greece, that of being too popular. — The confequence of a popular 

 government is, giving power to men who can neither give nor take good council. — 

 The government of Egypt had not another defeft of the heroic governments in 

 Greece, viz. that it was not fit for the cultivation of arts and fciences. — Leifure re- 

 quired for that, and a clafs of men fet apart for that purpofe. — This the Priefts of 

 Xgypt had. — Antient learning never could have been reftored in Europe in the 15th 

 and 1 6th centuries, if men had not been fet apart for that purpofe — ObjetStion to the 

 Egyptian government, that it was not a free government, fuch as the heroic govern- 

 ments. — Anfwer, that it was not a popular government, and fo much the better 

 for not being fuch ; — reafon for this. — Objection, that the people in Egypt were go- 

 Terned like flaves. — Anfwer, that they were fo wife, as to fubmit willingly to the 

 government eftab'ifhed among them, and not to obey through fear or by compulfion. 

 — This was the cafe of the Capadocians of old, and the Peafants at prefent in Poland 

 and RufEa. — The confequences of the people being taken from their private bufinefs 



to attend the Public, is their poverty. — Examples of this in Athens and Rome. 



They will dcfire to make profit of the Public; and that will produce faction and cor- 

 ruprion. — No Slaves in Egypt. — ^That proved by the filence of Antient authors upon 

 that fubifft, and by the prefent pradlice in Inda. — Sefoftris d,d not make Slaves of 

 his Ciptives, but employed them in public works — Slavery, an impolitical inftitution, 

 — not neceffary ui Egypt, as it vras m Greece and Rome — No indigence in Egvpt 

 fuch as in modern Nations, and was in antient times. — No money there. — Commerce 

 carrietl on by Exchange. — No j^reat eitates. — That prevented by the Agraran law, di- 

 viding the land among three orders of the State. — ^No foreign luxury in Egvpt, as 

 they had no trade with other countriefs..^A' finguiar thing in the Hiftory of Eiypt 

 that they made no Provinces of the Countries they conquered, — nor impofed any 

 tribute upon them. — ^The Egyptians, not only h'ppy themfelves, but a public blef. 

 fiiig to mankind, by nnponing arts and civility among them. — The three great arti- 

 cles of the poLtical lyitem, are tuc health, the morals, and the numOers of the peo- 

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