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one of the riding party^ had I yielded to the 

 kind invitation of Colonel Wilson to remain 

 with him. But events of this kind^ which are 

 not uncommon here, give rise to serious re- 

 flection. Is this liberty ? or is it only the road 

 to it? Can civil liberty exist in the absence 

 of such a power in the government as can 

 afford effectual security to persons and pro- 

 perty ? What else is the object of social and 

 political unions ? Happy are those nations 

 whose lot it is to enjoy both liberty and se- 

 curity. Rash and heedless must those ever be, 

 who incur the risk of losing these where they 

 are practically enjoyed, by seeking through 

 change and revolution, the ideal perfection of 

 their own fond theories. 



There are excellent baths just out of Lima, 

 under a hill, on the top of which is a cross. 

 The water rushes down a neighbouring valley, 



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