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 is always ready to countenance the jut claims, and animate the reaonable hopes of the people; he reminds them frequently of their rights, and timulates them to reent encroachments, and to multiply ecurities.

all this may be done in appearance, without real patriotim. He that raies fale hopes to erve a preent purpoe, only makes a way for diappointment and dicontent. He who promies to endeavour, what he knows his endeavours unable to effect, means only to delude his followers by an empty clamour of ineffectual zeal.

Patriot is no lavih promier: he undertakes not to horten parliaments; to repeal laws; or to change the mode of repreentation, tranmitted by our ancetors: he knows that futurity is not in his power, and that all times are not alike favourable to change.