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formed, and enabled to fuftain the hard- 

 fhips of war, and other laborious fer- 

 vices. Great towns are deftrudive both 

 to morals, and health, and the greateft 

 drains we have ; for where many of the 

 lower fort of people crowd together, as 

 in London^ Norwich, Birmingham, and 

 other manufacturing towns, they are 

 obliged to put up with bad accommoda- 

 tion, and an unwholefome, confined air, 

 which breeds contagious diftempers, de- 

 bilitates their bodies, and fhortens their 

 lives. Since therefore it is apparent, 

 that all fuch towns muft caufe a dimi- 

 nution, or wafte of people, we cannot be 

 at a lofs to trace the fpring, which feeds 

 thefe channels. The country muft be 

 the place ; and cottages, and fmall farms 

 the chief nurferies, which fupport popu- 

 lation. 



I am far from wifliing to fee the cot- 

 0^4 tage 



