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Withal this being pofTibly the cnljr 

 opportunity I may ever have of conl'.dering 

 again one part of the fubie<5t matter in an 

 abftradted light — In particular with regard 

 to fuch a man of Fortune, who is not at 

 the Head of Publick ailairs : In which cafe 

 I hope I may be pardon'd putting the Quef- 

 tion to him, how much foever He is in all 

 other refpects above my dictating to Him — - 

 What Geoponic Scheme at leaft is there on 

 foot, fo likely as to a Raifer and Reformer 

 of great quantities of the Objecb meant, to 

 make ages to come his own ? What artful 

 attempts are there in any other parts of 

 nature, that can be faid to be great in a 

 profperous IiTue, can be lefs dangerous to 

 lucceed in than this ? 



But if neither a lafling Memor\% nor 

 Securit}^ of Succefs, are motives llrong e- 

 nough for a man of Figure to engage there- 

 in on his own account : Surely collateral 

 Humanity— natural Afteftion — ^and v/hat a- 

 mong the Bra\:e, have the afcendant of 

 every other Incentive 5 ftriS Honour and 

 the generous Love of their Country, will 

 fet all the tender motions a going, in every 

 A fuch 



