i68 THE RURAL SOCRATES. 



having taken fome from the medical perfons in the vil- 

 lage at the beginning of his malady, without cffc<^, he 

 abandoned himfelf folely to nature ; ufing only a few 

 ipoonfuls of brandy, night and morning, becaufe he 

 thought they gave him fome relief. — p. 326. The au- 

 thor remarks here, that he had often obferved that the 

 fpirits of adive perfons fuiTer mofl from the fentiment 

 of their declining flrength. 



Mnch hov/ever, as the author and his companion were 

 :iiFe£l:ed, they obtained fome confolation from the con- 

 veriation of the eideft fon of Khyogg ;, who led them 

 through the farm^ and gave an account of every thing 

 with a clcarnefs which made them recognize in him the 

 worthy fon of Kliyogg ; and at the fame time convinced 

 them, that the complaints of the father againft his fons, 

 were too much the refult of his difeafe. 



p. 327. Here fays the author to his correfpondent, 

 byway of conclufion, is the end of my oblervations on 

 the Rural Socrates ; — who, during a longcourfe of time, 

 has occafioned me fo much pleafure ; who has fo often 

 encouraged me to do good ; and who has given me the 

 opportunity by a defcription of his charader, of contri- 

 buting to the general benefit, Sec. Sec. 



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