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20 way of thinking, Molly, said the in whatever concerns bodily wants  bodily comforts, it is our duty to compare our own lot with the lot of  who are worse off, and this will keep  thankful; on the other hand,  we are tempted to set up our  wisdom or goodness, we must  ourselves with those who are wiser  better, and that will keep us  Molly was now so hungry, and  the potatoes so good, that she had  time to make any more remarks,  was devouring her dinner very  when the barking of the dog drew  attention from her trencher to the  and spying the stranger, she cried  look father, see here, if yonder is  the good gentleman. Mr Johnson himself discovered,  walked in, and was heartily  by the honest Shepherd, who told  wife that was the gentleman to  they were so much obliged.

After the first salutations over, Mr Johnson said, if they