THE 



RURAL SOCRATES 



PART THE SECOND*. 



SECTION i. 



Queries r£fpedl?7g ^I'^yogg^ ivith ihdr j^nfvjsr:"-: 



I 



AM afked, Jf Kliyogg is mi the ohjed of ins 

 maligrzant jenloujy of his neighbors f If their attacks hav^ 

 not excited in him anger and a defire of revenge I And 

 in what manner he governs himfeif in this cafe ? 



It is not to be doubted, that Kliyogg is orpofcd to the 



, envy and malice of his brethren. He has merit, and 



I what perfon with merit is free from this ? — True merit 



' is a perpetual fatire on thofe who are defiitutc of it ; and 



the more palpable is this fatire, the lefs eafily it is fup- 



I ported. I would therefore recommend t6 every friend 



\ of mankind, v^ho travels in order to difcover the men 



of merit of different nations, to frequent thofe places 



where the idle refort in order to fhew their talents by 



Griticifing their countrymen ; and if afterv/ardshefeeks 



the 

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^ This pirt of or? completion confiSg of materials ftfunJ in the J'rcnchi 

 i| and not in the Englidi tranfiation. — It is roircellancoaj in its oature. 



I': i Thefe are queries from Dr, HiilQioff;, Paftcr et An)ft«r<Jam, to "Bh 



