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bers of fubjeds fit for labor ; we want more knowledge of the 
art of war ; and the pradice of private and public oeconomy 
in expence ; with the wholfome difcipline which virtue de- 
mands. 
Thofe who imagine we are in danger from our riches, feem 
to argue from miftaken principles. Are not our riches divided 
amongSt other nations ? Let us not entertain fo fond a notion 
that the laft period of our duration is at hand, becaufe we have 
acquired wealth. Would to god we had more riches ! — There 
are feven things which I think of great moment to us, as can- 
didates either for temporal or eternal happiness. Some 
of them are in a fair way to become the objeds of legislative 
enquiry ; all of them may be fo before we live much longer. 
The firft is to encourage marriage, particularly among the 
poor — to induce priefts to promote it — if any difficulties re- 
main in the marriage-ad, to make it more intelligible. To fhew 
fome distinguishing marks of refped to the father and mother 
of numerous families, in high life, or in low. And as the num- 
ber of inhabitants is really diminished fo greatly, inStead of re- 
jeding domestics and menial fervants, becaufe they are mar- 
ried, to prefer them on that account. This would greatly fa- 
cilitate the end propofed, not only in a political view, but alfo 
promote a fenfe of religion on the minds of the lower daffies of 
the people, who feem to have very little of it at prefent : and 
what inconvenience we might Suffer in one light, would thus 
be abundantly made up in another. The noble lords and gen- 
tlemen who make a buftle about the increafe of birds and beafts, 
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