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 of five hundred men, uch as this degenerate age affords, a majority can be found thus virtuouly abtracted, who will affirm? Yet there is no good in depondence: vigilance and activity often effect more than was expected. Let us take a Patriot where we can meet him; and that we may not flatter ourelves by fale appearances, ditinguih thoe marks which are certain, from thoe which may deceive: for a man may have the external appearance of a Patriot, without the contituent qualities; as fale coins have often lutre, tho’ they want weight.

claim a place in the lit of Patriots by an acrimonious and unremitting oppoition to the Court.

mark is by no means infallible. Patriotim is not necearily included in rebellion. A man may hate his King, yet not love his Country. He that has been refued