LETTERS 



ON 



IRELAND. 



LETTER I. 



Wigton, August 11, 1813. 



EMANCIPATED from the conflict of political in- 

 terests, my mind resumed with increased energy 

 its farming pursuits, and other domestic con- 

 cerns. The change was truly great, yet I have 

 never for a single moment regretted my retire- 

 ment from parliament. While I look to the 

 future for recompense in the tranquil enjoyment 

 of home, the past cannot be regarded without 

 lamenting the time the unavailing mortifica- 

 tions, and unprofitable expense, which have 

 been attendant on eight-and-twenty years of 

 public life- 

 Led on by self-delusion, and the hope of 

 doing good, like many others, I estimated my 

 labours by what I conceived them to be worth 



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