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 Teme-Filius. N � can think of only this objec'iionwhich can be rnzcle againll what I have laid, that/veral of ff.e molt enlarged capacities, and the molt wearied ap-lication, might. upon fuch a foundation, el:her throvgh want o friends, or the prevalence ot h&ion, I:e reduced to eggaty, by being obliged to qait tkeir felloroflJiI:s (which are, perhaps, tlcir AL-) at the expiration olC fi.ch a term. Tl:is cbiec'Fo,, at frtt light, h:s rome .weigh: it; but if we examine k throug0.,y, it s not co::t]dera!:ie as it li:ems3 for what law, what go- venmer. t dd hc attar man ever flame, whicfi w2 not attended with ;brae inconveniencies? we w[II not be content with any model ot foelevy, bt wz.t i; a:.'ludy Ferfz, we ma continue in a q.'e of a.rchy, ts far a I can fee, to tt The be: way to judge of two fchemes. is t0 compare t:em toge:h r, wi:h the advantages difadvantages, whicq gllov om ch ot thc:. The advantages which wou{d acrue to ociety from a lira;ted foud,ton are undeniable and the difadvamage, which I can apprehe:d from it, is that which I have mention'd, =rid flared in its utmo mgth. Let us th, refore, on the other hand; conli- der what adv'ntages and difidvantages arife to the rublick from the prefent eabliment of tM weSt;es. When any perfon is thorn fellow of a college, he immtdi:.tdy becomes a freeholder, and is 5ettled life in fe and plenty l provided only that he con. forms himfell to the ceremonies and pricex of p12ce, which ve few will ick at, who delight ihch on indolent and reclufe fia=ei a( fire, indeed,he is oblig'd o perform rome infignificant, fuperficial excercifes, =rid to get a few queflions and anfwers t}e fcicacts by rote, to qualify him for hi ut vhen thOq ue obtain'd, he waes the te of hi da,'3

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