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But every kind of life has its peculiar 

 advantages as well as evils. The vices 

 of civilized countries, though more nu- 

 merous, are lefs terrible. Artificial 

 wants extend the circle of our pleafures ; 

 and even luxury, by multiplying our 

 defires, enlarges our capacity for happi- 

 nefs. Whether, therefore, we pafs life 

 in the ruftic fimplicity and ignorance of 

 Hottentot Barbarifm, or in the endlefs 

 pleafures of Refinement and Luxury, 

 we fhall all arrive to the fame end, and 

 perhaps with . an equal portion of hap- 

 pinefs, as far as it depends on external 

 enjoyments, abftradting only the mife- 

 ries of real want and difeafe. 



However various the conditions of 

 mankind may be, the diftribution of 

 happinefs and mifery in life, is far from 

 being fo unequal as is generally be- 

 lieved : Good and evil are indifcrimi- 

 nately mingled in every cup ; the Mo- 

 narch 



