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Civil Society not necejfarily produSiive of mtfchlef; — on the contrafVj 

 if proptrly managed^ produSlive of the greateji good, — From Civil 

 Society we derive Arts^ Sciences^ Religion^ and Pbihfiphy. — With- 

 out Arts and Sciences Men have the /enfe of what is beautiful and 

 becoming, — But the corruption of the befl things becomes the worji, 

 '—Arts^ therefore^ of Pleafure and Luxury^ and even of mojl un^ 

 natural Pleafures^ ivere produced in procefs of time. — This corrup" 

 tion takes place when Wealth has got among Men^ — and only to be 

 prevented by a Government of Religion and Philofophy^ like thoje of 

 Egypt and Sparta. — Nofuch Government now to be /ound.~^A pri^ 

 vate Man may flill make himf elf happy by Religion and PhiL/ophy. 

 ^—This the cafe of the Philofophers of Alexandria under the worfl 

 <f Governments^ that of the Saracens^ — the declared enemies too of all 

 lear fling. — For the fudy of Religion and Philofophy leifure neceffa- 

 .ry.—'lhis the opinion of Solomon.^ Plato ^ and Arifotle. — Leifure on^ 

 ly in the Civilifed Life. — The defire of Knowledge peculiar to that 

 Life.— Biff erence of the progrejs towards Civility^ in the New 

 Zealanders and the People of the Pelew Ifands : — The former 

 without cutiofity of any kind] the later mojl defirous of knowledge, 

 — The firf Philofophers admired the Heavens; and^ accordingly^ the 

 frft^ we read of were Natural Philofophers. — Inquirtes after mind 

 fucceeded. — For the enjoyment of leifure^ Money ncceffary^ — alfo to 

 hiow how to employ leifure. — Ennui a fore difeafe^ being a dfcafe 

 of the mind. — Its effects on the Rich^ who have not the knowledge 

 of employing their leifure,-^ A Phdofopher, with a competent for^ 

 tune^ will enjoy his leifure more pcrfedlly than the Gymnn opbifls 

 of India y who had their food to feck. — The more leifure a Man Ljs^ 



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