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adding, that he had thoughts of glvitig 

 him more land, and ahb releafmg him from 

 the coal-mine. This gave me much pleaiure, 

 not doubting but fo fpirited a mind, with a 

 body fo active and vigorous, would alone do 

 wonders. 



But having fince refleded further upon 

 the effects which might be drawn from the 

 labours of this poor but moft induftrious 

 fellow, I cannot but think it much to be 

 fegretted, that the nation at large fhould 

 lofe the benefit that might be made to refult 

 from the labours of a genius in the moft 

 lifeful walk of all others. 



In a word, it is greatly to be wifhed, 

 that the man might be fupportcd in fuch a 

 manner, as to enable him to do fomething 

 more than is poffible for his own hands 

 to perform. In fo confined a lituation, he 

 muft unavoidably be under fuch difficulties 

 as will not allow him to fet the example he 

 Vv^ould, were his endeavours extended to a 

 larger fphere. 



Had this man (by prudent and gradual 

 additions) fervants, horfcs, carts, imple^ 

 ments, in a word, the whole ftock of a farm 

 given him, and 50, 60, or 100 acres of 

 moor-land added by degrees, Vv^ith barns, 



ftables, &c. or fixed properly in a very 



wild bad moor farm, (for I would never give 

 him improved land to culdvatc) I have no 

 doubt but he would fet an exaniple of im- 



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