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and surrounded by all that is necessary to his 

 happiness, the husbandman has no induce- 

 ment to calculate the interest upon political 

 corruption A laborious life, spent in the 

 open air, in the majestic presence of Nature, 

 lends a corresponding simplicity and eleva- 

 tion to his character. In public stations a 

 patriot is often driven from his purpose by 

 the jealous opposition of his rivals , or by 

 the invincible prejudices of his age ; he must, 

 at least, sacrifice his freedom to the duties of 

 his office ; but in a life devoted to agricultu- 

 ral improvement, the purest sources of ra- 

 tional enjoyment are united : the first want 

 of a generous spirit is that of being useful to 

 mankind ; the second , is that'of liberty. 



FINIS. 



