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The Village Register considered, as containing principally the Annals of the Poor.—State of the Peasantry as meliorated by Frugality and Industry.—The Cottage of an industrious Peasant; its Ornaments.—Prints and Books.—The Garden; its Satisfactions.—The State of the Poor, when improvident and vicious.—The Row or Street, and its Inhabitants.—The Dwelling of One of these.—A Public House.—Garden and its Appendages.—Gamesters, rustic Sharpers, &c.—Conclusion of the Introductory Part.