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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