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B.6.

The two most general Objects of Man's desire are Honour & Riches, the first is most greedily sought after when it is bestow'd in a manner flattering to ourself love, in that case the desire of obtaining them renders men capable of the greatest efforts; but this noble reward is never given with so much justice as amongst these people who have no other method of paying great services done to the Country; whereas in oppulent Countrys, those even where freedom reigns, riches & the various luxurys of life become the recompence of the most heroic Actions; besides in a Commercial Oeconomical States, low avarious Views absorb every facalty in so much that he who has by art & little cunning procur'd some essential advantage in trade to ^^ addition underline such a /underline /addition deletion the /deletion Nation will be a million of times more respected