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fertilizing, and beautifying the spot of earth on which 

 his lot is cast. You would ask why for thousands of 

 years we have crowned the Warrior with Laurels, 

 the Poet with ivy, the Citizen with Mural emblems, 

 and the Husbandman with nothing. You would ask 

 why his achievements are without record and his 

 name without honor ; and his only reward that 

 which is to be found in the words of the stern sat- 

 irist ; * " Laudatur, et alget ! " f 



Our author has an appreciation of the honors which should 

 belong to one branch of public benefactors, which may at a 

 future day be acknowledged. Ed. 



"f" For virtue starves on universal praise. 



[Juv. Sat. i. v. 74 Gifford's Trans. 



' Elieu ! quantus equjs, quantus crat sudor 

 Viris ! " 



