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Title: Lucubrator00066a
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Text: [Page] 50 and increase his wealth, if it can be done without detections. A physician who considers money as the only thing, will be apt to neglect the poor, and be more attentive to the fee than the patient: to practice quackery, and adulterate his medicine. Avarice makes the mechanic slight his work; to be more attentive to what will sell, than what is useful; and, in general, it makes all men, as well as all classes of men, seek their own interest only, at the expense of all other considerations. If it is a maxim when is generally true, that “Avarice is poor by her own fault.” For tho prudence and frugality commonly produce the greater part of our wealth; yet when they change into parsimony, we must not expect such great successes as \sometimes/ attend more rash or ambitious enterprises. Men who look upon money as the only happiness, will always be too solicitous to

Title: Lucubrator00065a
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Text: [Page] 49 and even necessaries of life. He who indulges this passion is always miserable, beyond a possibility of relief. The prodigal and gamster have something to plead, by way of excuse, for indulging their inordinate passions; but the miser gratifies his at the expense of every convenience and necessary of life. A man who seeks nothing but his own interest is unfit for any public office. An avaricious statesman will be tempted to sell the liberties of his country for money, and sacrifice his conscience to favor his own part or class of men. A clergyman will inculcate generosity, charity, liberty, and benevolence in vain, if he, at the same time, practices covetousness, extortion, and nigardlyness. His example, being contrary to the doctrine he professes to maintain, will destroy the efficacy of his preaching, and deprive him of all respect from his people. An avaricious merchant will take advantage of the ignorant, and practise numberless devices, to impose on his customers,

Title: Lucubrator00063a
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Text: [recto] {..} Though what I have said be generally true, yet I do not thing but that the rich are more often more injurious to liberty than the poor. Luxury and dissipation in a rule are, in my opinion, much worse than poverty and well—meaning ignorance. By encouraging fashions, and incurring expenses to support them in idleness and effeminacy, they exhaust their wealth and become servile and dependent upon the state. And in pursuits after affluence, and the indulgence of every appetite, they relax in their pursuits after freedom and independence, and become burdensome to the community. Effeminacy and licentiousness, by example, will be introduced among the people; and a general depravity and wretchedness will spread through all classes, and destroy their natural and inherent love of liberty and independence. This, however, does not deny but that an independent fortune is, in itself, an excellent privilege, and would, if properly

Title: Lucubrator00068
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Title: Lucubrator00063
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Title: Lucubrator00064a
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Text: them observe all moral and religious duties; and inculcate them in others. Let them discountenance avarice, idleness, vanity, and pride; and by example show, that industry, frugality and integrity, are the great support of all good governments. No. XIV. April 19, 1796 On Avarice No vice is so unaccountable as Avarice. It excludes the miser from all pleasure,

Title: Lucubrator00065
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Title: Lucubrator00064
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Title: Lucubrator00085
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Title: Lucubrator00085a
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Text: [Page] 69 they descended out of sight in a moment. Terrified at this dreadful scene I was conveyed to the other side of the hill, where I had a full view of what the place afforded. This scene was quite opposite from the other. Instead of an abyss at the foot of the hill, there was a paradise which cannot be described, for it excels description. All that can be said of it is that everything conspired to render it perfectly happy; and that everything on earth is nothing in comparison to it. This side of the hill was longer than the other; and, in general, was almost perfectly smooth and even. And though the way at first appeared very difficult; yet those who had advanced any distance found it quite otherwise. Indeed, I believe it was infinitely more pleasant and delightful than that on the side of vice. For it was free from a very tormenting insect which were found in surprising numbers in every part of the side of vice, and kept

Title: Lucubrator00081
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Title: Lucubrator00081a
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Text: [Page] 65 Me thought I was conveyed in the view of a very stupendous machine. It was the most magnificent work I ever saw. A very bright luminous body, placed in the very center of several others revolving around it, supplied them with light. The regular and harmonious order in which these bodies moved led me to conclude that they could be nothing but the work of omnipotence; and as I approached nearer everything conspired to confirm the truth of my opinion. While I was musing on the ends for which such a stupendous work might be formed, I was conducted to one of the revolving bodies, which appeared to be the third from the center of the system. I was inhabited by a very noble and intelligent species of beings. At first they were placed on the top of a very high mountain, running from North to South, and descending each side like the roof of a house. One side of the mountain

Title: Lucubrator00079
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Title: Lucubrator00079a
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Text: [Page] 63 the morals, may be read occasionally; but care must be taken that they claim not too much of the attention, nor render the mind unfit for more serious and important study. But above all, the periodical writings appear to me the best books for youth of any I am acquainted with. They are full of instruction, and at the same time so interesting to all, that they afford the greatest pleasure in reading them. None can fail of finding in them something that will suit their taste in almost any circumstances. And as youth are fond of novelty, they may be indulged here, without any ill consequences. It will be proper for such boys as are designed for a trade, to be put to it as soon as convenient. If it be possible, they should be put to such employments as are most suitable to their genius. But it will be very difficult to discover, at any early age, the natural prosperity of the young mind. In a few years the mind seems to undergo a total renovation. Time and accidents produce

Title: Lucubrator00082
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Title: Lucubrator00082a
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Text: [Page] 66 was called the side of virtue, and the other the side of vice. On a superficial view, the side of vice appeared exquisitely beautiful and engaging; but when I had taken a most close inspection, the flowers and all the objects which so strongly affects the imagination were not beauties in reality but the sun shining on a kind of mist, which covered that side of the mountain and hid a dangerous gulf at the foot of and made the objects appear in such vanity of artificial colors. On the other side, or side of virtue, there was nothing that appeared beautiful or entertaining. At a great distance however, down that side, there was a very curious and delightful palace; but the difficulty of the way and distance to come at it had deterred many from every arriving to it.

Title: Lucubrator00084
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Title: Lucubrator00084a
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Text: [Page] 68 who possessed them, by reason of their scratching claws. They were also very difficult to catch; and when caught, if they were not well guarded, would immediately fly away. I was therefore much surprised to see so many pursuers after them; especially when so many flew toward the great gulf. The proper name of these birds was riches: though they were by many supposed to be happiness. I saw innumerable companies gathering the flowers which were so plenty on this side of the hill; but I could not help being surprised to see them lose all their imaginary beauty as soon as they gathered. Yet they were sought for with eagerness, and often allured many to the dreadful abyss at the foot of the hill. But when they began to fall, they endeavored in vain to ascend and return to the other side, for the hill was so steep, that

Title: Lucubrator00080a
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Text: ; and to choose for him an employment, not incompatible with his genius, though it may not be exactly correspondent to it. No. XVIII. April 20-30, 1796. A Vision. Mr. Lucubrator, I never had any \great/ opinion of dreams but always thought of them no more than wandering thoughts, or imaginary scenes and therefore took not much notice of them. But having had one lately more extraordinary than common, I thought I

Title: Lucubrator00083a
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Text: [Page] 67 Immediately when the inhabitants were placed on the top of the hill they began to descend, some on one side and some on the other. Many fell down and tumbled out of sight before they advanced any distance on either side. On the side of vice a very large river ran with a rapid current directly down the hill. By the smell of the water, which was very powerful, it appeared to be a mixture of different sorts of spirituous liquors. A vast multitude advanced toward the river and entered into several boats which lay in it, filled with various sorts of provision: but I was very much surprised to see them all as soon as they entered the boats, send with a rapid course down into the great gulf. This river was called pleasure by some; but by most it was denominated intemperance. Another half were perusing several birds which flew round the hill. In the hands of others they appeared very beautiful; but were exceeding troublesome to those

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