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generous Breast, inasmuch as the immense Sums which are 

 brought from the Provinces into his Coffers, are only de- 

 posited there, that he may distribute them according to the 

 occasions both of publick and private persons. 



" Eemember," says he in one Place, " Xantimrj ! That 

 the chief and fundamental Law of all is, that every one 

 should live, and if possible, live happy. . . . 



" Eemember that the Privilege of every Creature which 

 has receiv'd the Gifts of Life from the high and adorable 

 Creator, is. That they should enjoy all that good and wise 

 Nature has produced, that is beneficial for them both above 

 and below the Moon. . . , 



" Picmember that the sole great and adorable Power has 

 made every good thing for us all, to sustain and divert 

 every living Soul. . . . 



" Why, then, O Xantung ! Hast thou reserv'd Peacocks 

 and Sturgeon for thy self, whilst poor Keu-Han, a very good 

 man, tho' born of Parents as poor as himself, is sometimes 

 reduc'd to browze on the Mountains with wild Goats ? Is 

 it that you believe that good Venison, good Pruit, and good 

 Pish, were made only for you, and by no means for him ? 

 Why, I beseech you, do not you likewise appropriate to 

 yourself all the Salubrious Air that blesses the Coasts of 

 Honan, to the end the unhappy may not be permitted to 

 breath it, till such time as it has refresh'd the Lobes of 

 your Lungs, by which you seem to desire that these poor 

 People should subsist only upon your Excrements ? And 

 why, again, have not you shut up the fair and vivifying Sun 

 within the Walls of your Park or Palace for your sole use, 

 not suffering the vile Populace, whose Blood is not of the 

 same colour with yours, to have any other Light than the 

 faint glimmerings of a lesser Planet ? I know it, Xantung ! 



premier rang des vertus de celui qui a ete eleve a Voffice de Govverneiir; 

 par le raison que de grandes sommes d'argent ne sont aportees de toutes 

 les Provinces, dans les cofres de ce Haiit-Officier, que pour I'en faire le 

 Distributeur, selon les besoins publics & particuliers." 



