Conclufion and Recapitulation, 
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Let us thank heaven that public love is not yet become an 
unintelligible phrafe ! Many underdand what it means, and 
fome think it their honor to pradfife it. We have yet Tome. 
gallant fpirits in place, and fome not in place, ready to 
die to ferve their country. The genius of Britain dill warms 
fome honed: breads, which glow with zeal to prove they are. 
influenced by virtuous principles. To fuppofe otherwife, is to 
give up the caufe, which will never be given up whild one. 
honed man amongd us draws his breath. 
Let us hope for the bed : I would not hurt your brains 
with politics, nor yet turn my own : but it is in your power to 
advance the happinefs of your country, by walking in the true 
paths of virtue : demondrate that you have the public good at 
heart ; do your part ; corredl yourfelf ; rouze the indolent, and 
fhame the vicious. If women become wifer and better, be af- 
fured that men will be lefs foolifli and wicked.. We have. much 
to fear : the impiety of the nation is notorious in too many in- 
dances. And what can we conclude ? either there is no god, 
or none who takes cognizance of our affairs,; or. elfe there is a 
jealous god, who, fooner or later, will vindicate his own laws, 
and punifh us for the breach of them. Nor is it fufficient to 
afk, “ are not other nations as wicked as ourfelves ?” Compari- 
fons are. extremely difficult to make, and generally very unpro- 
fitable, even between private perfons, how much more between, 
nations. It is commonly faid, “ there are the bed, and word, 
c< people in the v/orld, in England.” The genius of our na- 
tion leads us to extremes ; yet I quedion if this faying is true. 
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