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care of them, or condefcend to attend 

 the market, like the wives, and children, 

 of little farmers. His views are formed 

 upon a large fcale, and every thing flows 

 from him in a wholefale channel. And 

 as no man can execute any very extenlive 

 bufmefs, fo well as that which lies in a 

 more contraded fpace, he muft, when he 

 has a great deal upon his hands, negled 

 many fmall objedls, partly for want of 

 time, and partly becaufe they appear tri- 

 vial in their nature : and many trifles 

 added together, make a large deficiency 

 upon the wjiole. 



The cafe is different upon the fmall 

 farm. Here the tenant's great depen- 

 dance refts upon trifles merely; and 

 therefore it behoves him to make the 

 mofl of every thing. As he has no great 

 fpace to fuperintend, it lies under his 

 P 3 eye 



