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and giving them a direction towards a manly and 

 generous humanity, which in manhood will 'shew 

 itself in actions and habits that cannot fail to do 

 honour to themselves, and qualify them for any 

 office in the service of their country. The contrary 

 of all this will be found to predominate in society, 

 when youth are suffered to go on with impunity, in 

 indulging their wicked inclinations for cruelty, by 

 which their minds are hardened and debased. 

 This hard-heartedness in boys will grow into 

 brutality and tyranny in men; and that cruelty 

 which was at first inflicted upon poor dumb 

 inimals, will soon shew itself upon their fellows. 

 The great man of this cast will tyrannize over 

 those below him : these again will shew the same 

 hateful disposition to their dependents, and so 

 downwards to the lowest, who, guided only by 

 ignorance, will give vent to their natural base- 

 ness, by goading and distressing the poor animals 

 which are wretchedly toiling in their service. 





FINIS. 



