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efforts of roan in society. Without his 

 united exertions the world would every 

 where present an uniform aspect. lmper ? 

 vious forests, and deep morasses, would cover 

 its surface; and families isolated in the 

 jnidst of these inaccessible forests, woulcj 

 respire an unwholesome air, at the same 

 time that they would be deprived of all the 

 endearments of social life. It is also by the 

 united efforts of man, that he is enabled to 

 defend his habitation against the attacks of 

 ferocious animals. 



If we are indebted to the social state for 

 these advantages, we likewise owe to it the, 

 pleasure and utility which we derive from 

 the domestication of animals. 



The laborious ox which you behold 



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patiently toiling at the plough in yonder 

 field, could never have been .subjugated by 

 individual man ; nor could the horse, which 

 seems born to enjoy independence, have 

 been rendered obedient to the voice of his 

 muster. This noble animal, by ^urns^ per- 

 forms 



