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matters, that if decided by law would probably 

 end in the ruin or lasting inconvenience of the 

 beaten party, and much loss even to the success- 

 ful one. The interference of such a man often 

 restores an idle or dissolute son to his parents, 

 and a neglectful husband to his wife and family. 

 For where the sense of shame is not totally 

 lost, the mild reproof and representations of their 

 conduct, made by a man they cannot but 

 respect, will often produce what all his powers as 

 a magistrate would fail to effect. The sway such 

 a man has over the minds of his poorer 

 neighbours, if not irreclaimably depraved, is little 

 understood. They know he is influenced by no 

 interest but their good, and the hardest heart 

 often yields to such convictions. His utility in a 

 county is invaluable. 



' Such a man mostly keeps a part of his 

 estates in his own hands and cultivates them as 

 an agriculturist, with a view to profit, amuse- 

 ment, or experiment; his large means enable him 



