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tc never to be overcome, but by the latter. As to the poor 

 *« difliking them, if our author does not mean the aged and the 

 " difablcd, is rather an argument in their favour, than other- 

 " wife, for if their fituations were rendered too comfortable, 

 " their effect might operate very differently to what was in- 

 " tended, by encouraging that very lazinefs which the infti- 

 " tutors were in hopes of deftroying: as it is, their diflike 

 " may produce, firft, a defire of providing for themfelves, 

 " and a difpofition to embrace the firft opportunity, which, 

 " by chance or enquiry they may happen to meet with. If 

 " the aged and infirm are diffatisficd, humanity dictates to us 

 " to lofe no time in enquiring into the caufes of their dinike } 

 " and, if properly founded, to relieve and redrefs them." 



[c) From Mr. Howlett : — " The remark in this palTage is 

 " indubitably juft, and deferves the moft attentive confidera- 

 " tien." 



[d) From Mr. Howlett likewife ; — " This is a moft power- 

 " ful obje&ion to houfes of induftry, and there are many 

 ** more of equal force, and one cannot but be aftonifhed at 

 <c the daily increafc of their number." 



[e) From Mr. Dann : — " Certainly it is highly laudable and 

 " politic for farmers to encourage and reward labourers of 

 *' good conduft, but, in preference to furnifhing them with 

 11 means of keeping a cow or pigs, I would recommend giving 

 " them fkimmed milk, and letting them have a proportion of 

 *« pork and wheat, according to the number of their family, 

 " below the market price, and, indeed, inch is my praftice. 

 " When they have a cow or pigs, it is too often feen, that it 

 " leads them to difhoncft means, to fupport them ; fuch, how- 

 ** ever, has very often been the cafe in my neighbourhood; 

 •' but comfortable cottages, with proper gardens, I always 

 <f wifJ I 1 have." 



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