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I have ventured this flight fketch rather 

 as an inducement for others to examine it 

 with more attention, than an accurate 



idea. 



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From this review of the agriculture, &c. 

 of this kingdom, I apprehend there is no 

 flight reafon to conclude, that England is, 

 at prefent, in a moft. rich and flourishing 

 fituation ; that her agriculture is, upon the 

 whole, good and fpirited, and every day 

 improving ; that her induftrious poor are 

 well fed, cloathed, and lodged, and at 

 reafonable rates of expenoe ; the prices of 

 all the necefTaries of life being moderate; 

 that our population is confequently in- 

 creafing ; that the price of labour is in ge- 

 neral high ; of itielf one of the itrongeft 

 fymptoms of political health ; but at the 

 fame time not ib high as to leave any rea- 

 fon to fear thofe ill effects which have been 

 prognoilicated concerning it ; that the 

 wealth of all other ranks of people appear 

 to be very great, from the almoft univerfal 

 manner in which the kingdom is adorned 

 with flately as well as ufeful buildings, or- 

 namented parks, lawns, plantations, wa- 

 ters, ©V. which all fpeak a wealth and 

 happinefs not eafily mifiaken : That all 



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