Thus, they depend altogether upon the liberality of nature, without endeavoring to improve its gifts by art or industry. They sponge upon the blessings of a warm sun, and a fruitful soil, and almost grudge the pains of gathering in the bounties of the earth. I should be ashamed to publish this slothful indolence of my countrymen, but that I hope it will sometime or other rouse them out of their lethargy, and excite them to make the most of all those happy advantages which nature has given them; and if it does this, I am sure they will have the goodness to forgive me.
FINIS.
Transcriber's Note:
1. The author or printer has irregularly capitalized references to "king" and queen".
2. Illustrations: printers inconsistancies have been retained. (ex. Ritchie and Ritchies, Fig: and Fig., etc.)
3. Printer's correction:
pg. x Table of Contents Chapter VI. §22., pg ref. 140 to 147.
4. Spelling corrections (verified by multiple uses of correctly spelled word elsewhere in text)
pg. vi - "jr." to "Jr." (Nathan Bacon, Jr.)