THE KUP.AL SOCRATES. (^3» 



^* and when they have no farther wifhes. to gratify ? 

 «' From their infancy they will have beea in-ured to la- 

 *' bor. The profits of that will yield them abundant 

 *' food and raiment ; and knowing no other wants, their 

 *' defires will extend no faithcr." — '^ Yet, furcly the 

 *' fuppofition is not very improbable, th?.t in fuch a 

 *' number fome one, fooner or later, may afpire to a bet- 

 ** ter manner of living ; may {igh for more delicate 

 *■* food, or finer raiment ; and v/hat then will become 

 V of this happy union ?" — *' Thofe (replied Kiiyogg) 

 " once habituated to a certain mode of living, and 

 *' who find that mode to conftitute their happinefs, 

 ^' arc not very likely to abandon it for another they 

 *' are unacquainted with^ and which their reafon dif- 

 *' approves. On this principle, I guard my children 

 *' with the utmoft circumfpedion from being prefent 

 *' in anyplace that may tempt them to idlenefs, luxury, 

 *' or debauchery. When early impreiTions are fortifi- 

 *' cd by time, there is little danger of their being era- 

 *^ fed. I take all opportunities to convince them that 

 ^' vicious habits precipitate men into ruin ;. and, on the 

 *^ contrary, that true happinefs is the conlequence of a 

 ** regular and conflant attachment to the obligations of 

 '-' their ilation." — '^ We will take it for granted, (re- 

 *' plied my friend) that your maxims may be fo deeply 

 ^' rooted in thcmindsand hearts of your defcendants, as 

 ''to flifle all inclination towards a more delicate man- 

 ^' ner of living ; yet there m.uft be a contrariety cf opis- 

 *' ion in many articles where the command can only 

 *' proceed from one, and the rcll mufc confent to be 

 '' governed.'' — *' He who is the moil induflrious, ra- 

 *' tional, and intelligent, has' a natural right to com- 

 ^^ mand. Where there are no irregular defii'es to in- 

 ^* tcrfere, what is true and jufl will be eafily diicerncd 

 " by the mof^ limited underllandings : And if any vi* 

 *' cious inclinations ihould venture to appear, he who 

 " exercifes the authority of mafter will know how to 

 '' fupprefJ them in the bud, by having recourfe to ap- 



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