THE 



RURAL SOCRATES 



PART THE FIRST. 



SECTION L 



Kliyogg^s Origin, His Entrance upG72 his Farm, His 

 j^oricultural Plans t . 



*Ih. 



AVE fladied with much attention (faid 



* Socrates the antient Greek philofopher) the charadlers 



* of men of every profeflion, who have been didin- 

 ' gaiQicd for undejllanding and prudence. I had ob- 

 ^ lerved with lurprife, that among thofe engaged in 



* the fame occnpations, fome remained in poverty, 



* whilft others arrived at affluence. The caufe of this 

 ' difference leemed worthy of particular fearch and ex- 

 ^ amination ; and the pains which I employed in invefliij 

 ^ gating it were at length faccefsful. — 1 perceived that 

 ' thofc who formed no regular plan^ and worked only 

 ' from day to day, had only themfelves to blame for their 

 ^ want of fuccefs. Thofe on the contrary, who availed 

 ' themfelves of fleady and well fettled maxims, and fo)- 

 ' lowed prudent and fixed plans 5 joining, as they went 



' along, 



+ Dr. HIrzcl is the fpeakfr; this part of ihe prefent compilaJion 

 containing the tranflaiion of his/'r/? account of Kiiyogg, Mr. ArtbuT 

 "^iuutig's publication coicpiized this parr, uiih Seft, li, in the jTeccn:! 

 parr, and two py ihrce Iboii aiiicles in the appendix. S, 

 ' A 



