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 he thought himelf too weak to ue Violence.

Such was the manner in which Men might have inenibly acquired ome gros Idea of their mutual Engagements and the Advantage of fulfilling them, but this only as far as their preent and enible Interet required; for as to Foreight they were utter Strangers to it, and far from troubling their Heads about a ditant Futurity, they carce thought of the Day following. Was a Deer to be taken? Every one aw that to ucceed he must faithfully tand to his Pot; but uppoe a Hare to have lipt by within reach of any one of them, it is not to be doubted but he purued it without cruple, and when he had eized his Prey never reproached himelf with having made his Companions mis theirs.