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will not part with thofe Jlars and garferi 

 of his eftate for toys. For no lefs is my 

 vanity to think, they will appear to even 

 him^ if manag'd by the rules prefcrib'd. 



•The cafe is the fame as ready money^^ 

 what the leoatee leaves behind him in South- 

 fea fiock^ Bank notes^ or Lidia bonds. And 

 what Jiock is there like a Jiock of timber^ 

 for making returns to the owner with more 

 Steadinefs— Security— -and Equality in the 

 end ? 



Timber then, is a legacy of an inter- 

 mediate permxanency, between the polTeffi- 

 ons mention'd, and Fee fimple, or terra 

 Jirma : Even more fix'd than money on 

 mortgage, which is many times paid in 5 

 whether the lender will, or no : What no 

 glaring trifle can vifibly appear in compe- 

 tition with : Even diamonds muft yield to 

 it's luftre, as they pay not their owners for 

 prefer viiig. Wherefore as jewels like flow- 

 ers and many other, both natural and ar-* 

 tificial ornaments 5 have their admirers only 

 for their gracefulnefs and beauty : How 

 much better are thofe objeils for gentlemen 

 to place their admiration on y where both 



N grandeur 



