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Rh any one harbour, who eriously coniders the predominant Paions, as Greedines after Gain, Covetounes, unmeaured Ambition and Pride, umptuous, voluptuous and prodigal Lives; Envy, Hatred and mutual Perecutions, and innumerable other Vices and Crimes of mot Chritians? Can any one help thinking, but that uch (the remotet from the Life, which is God alone) mut be deemd the mot unhappy of all? Whilt on the other Hand, the Greenlanders pas their Lives (as I may ay) in a natural Innocence and Simplicity. Their Deires do not extend farther than to neceary Things; Pomp and Pride is unknown to them; Hatred, Envy and Perecution never plagued them; neither do they affect the Dominion over one another. In hort, every one is contented with his own State and Condition, and are not tormented with unneceary Cares. Is not this the greatet Happines of this Life? O happy People! what better Things can one wih you, than what you already poes? Have you no Riches? yet Poverty does not trouble you. Have ye no Superfluity? yet you uffer