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bers, riches, and strength. I fuppofe, however, without 
falling into this error, we may fairly compute the number of 
people in all great Britain to be near nine millions. The an- 
nual expence at which they live of late years, can hardly be 
reckoned lefs than fix pounds, which amounts to fifty-four mil- 
lions. Let us compute that the additional fum which may 
be neceffary to carry on a war, will be at leaSt four millions, 
which is near a thirteenth part of our fuppofed income. Let 
this fum be raifed on heads, or houses, or part of it on fuch 
kinds of luxury as I mentioned in my xm th letter ; or by any 
other means which the wifdom of the legiflature may direct. 
In any cafe to be able to pay fuch an additional sum, the 
poor muSt increase their labor ; and the rich muff decrease 
their expences. If the rich and poor go hand in hand, and 
afliSt each other, neither of them will be impoverished by what 
the foldier or the failor confumes. 
We complain of heavy taxes, but many might fare fumptu- 
oufly on a quarter part of what they fpend ! And what do 
we Suffer compared with the miSery and oppreflion which pre- 
vail in moSt parts of the world ! Allowing for the incapacity of 
one part of the ifland to pay its due proportion, and alfo for 
the indigence of many of our laboring people, let us fuppofe 
that all perfons who do not depend on manual labor, may 
accommodate themfelves to a ninth part lefs expence than they 
now make. And what would be the confequence of this ? 
Whilft we declined our expenfive pleafures, and fent cooks to 
the army to prepare common food for the foldier ; and Super- 
numerary footmen as recruits : whilft the horfes we could well 
U u 2 fpare. 
