THE RUFlAL SOCRATES. 14^ 



^ihat his heart had not changed vs fenthnents, and that 

 tiis reafbn (till controlled his palFions. 



p. 204 — 205. What had pafTcd npon the preceding 

 occaiion, engaged the author to devote another day to 

 Kliyogg, in order to fludy his ch^ratfler with redoubled 

 attention; namely the 11 April 1777» 



p. 205 — 23>6. At hir> an ival Di-.Hirzel found Kliycgg 

 cccMpicd in digging a ditch near his cellar, of tiie depth 

 of 5 feet, and lonnc hundred paces in length ; in order 

 to drain av/ay its water into an adjoining river. He 

 was workipg with all his might, in an old and tatter- 

 ed drefs.— His fons blufhed at the fight of their vifitant ; 

 but Kliyogg after welcoming him, laid, *' you find me, 



* my dear (iodlor, in the worfl of my clothes ; at which 

 ' thcfe gentlemen bluili ; but you will be fenhble, that 

 '* it is exadly thus that I ought to be dieifed, to work in 

 ^ the manner the cafe requires. If I were better dreffed, 



* a part of my attention would be beftowed upoamy 

 ' clothes, and my undertaking would fare ^11 the wei le 



* for it. Nothing faid he with vivacity, is more hurt- 



* ful to a peafant, than pride and luxury in drefs : they 



* v/irhdraw a part of his attention from his work, which 



* will only be done fuperficially in this cafe, and many 



* elTential things will cafdy be omitted, Sec' 



207 — 2JO, by the fide of the ditch v/as a iield of 

 about an acre, prepared for clover, — Experience had ai 

 length ftiezvn io Kliyogg all the vje of this J or ape. The 

 quantity of his hay had confidcrably increafed, fmcc 

 this artificial grafs (as it is called) had enabled him 

 to fpare his natural grafs. He had in particular found 

 that the Spani/Ji clover agreed fingukrly well with 

 horles ; fattening them and keeping them in heart, 

 without puffing them up ; which is not to be aitirmed 

 of the common clover. — ^The field deflined for clover 

 had now in it flax feed (grains d'huile) ; and ail the 

 manure which he gave to it was gypfum [or plaiflerof 

 Paris.]— An experience of four years had conquered all 



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