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source of pleasure inexhaustible. To that of the 

 whole of our English books on these matters I 

 then added the reading of all the valuable French 

 Books ; and I then, for the first time, read that 

 Book of all Books on Husbandry, the work of 

 Jethro TuLt, to the principles of whom 1 owe 

 more than to all my other reading and all my ex- 

 perience, and of which principles I hope to find 

 time to give a sketch, at least, in some future Part 

 of this work. 



10. I wish it to be observed, that, in any thing 

 which I may say, during the course of this work, 

 though truth will compel me to state facts, which 

 will, doubtless, tend to induce farmers to leave 

 England for America, 1 advise no one so to do. 

 I shall set down in writing nothing but what is 

 strictly true. I myself am bound to England for 

 life. My notions of allegiance to country ; my 

 great and anxious desire to assist in the restoration 

 of her freedom and happiness ; my opinion that I 

 possess, in some small degree, at any rate, the 

 power to render such assistance ; and, above all 

 other considerations, my unchangeable attachment 

 to the people of England, and especially those who 

 have so bravely struggled for our rights : these 

 bind me to England ; but, I shall leave others to 

 judge and to act for themselves. 



Wm. cobbett. 



North Hempstead^ Long 

 bland, n April, 1818. 



