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 N xr. Terre-Filits. days in!uxury and idlene�e enjoys himtill, and is elco. el to the worl 5 for a [eiar fea of a cdlege live and mouldersaay in a lupine and regular couple of ting, drinking, fleepin, and cheating the lff this was not the original mtenuon of the  but an unforeen corruption of poerity, ou ht to be regulated if it was theft intention, deere know pub . obliged to to whether the ick is them br eRablifing fuch nurries of drones and ca- trpier$, to prey upon it  It is ot only tbandalous. but dangerous for any nanon to encourage idlenefs ufelcfs members of locicry e commonly hurtful mcmbers l fuch is tM depravity of mankind th,t when they have nothing elfe to do, they will be plotti,g of mirchief. As humble as the hermit may appear in the cell, his brea is often big with deep deligns, and though he fixes his eyes upon the ground, he is perhaps contriving in his heart the downfal o mighty emperors, and the overthro ot flouriing kingdoms. In many colleges thefigoi, e B conderable,; that no prermgnt'can empt (ome perfons t leave. them; they prefer this monaflick,and (as they call it) mireglife to any employment, in which they woulg he obli ed to take ome ins, and do pine good. .g . If therefore the time obje&ion ,ould return,that' tt ould be very hard to find fiveralingenio.s gentle- men a flarving; hick ouhl fie the care ff they mu uit their fegoflq, at any fixed per,od ff this, at !ea, mu be allowed me, that no pedoa ou ht to hold his ewflJi, after he has refufed g . fi t, - my other preferment of an higher value. How contrary to this is the praOice of Oxvo, n Not content with over-grown fellowffip$ for life. md college-oces, they.have lately found out a me- thod of augmenting them with good livings, which. cording tofiatute$ and prffcription, are utenable toer. They feem apprehenfive by thi,, that thei D q oun-

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