Four tracts, on political and commercial subjects

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66 POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS. " with the Spoils of wealthy Nations is a com. " pendious Way of getting Wealth ; furely " we cannot be deceived in lo plain a Cale: For " we fee that what has been gathering together "- and accumulating for Years, and perhaps for " Ages, thus becomes our own at once; and " more might be acquired by a happy Victory ‘ within the Compals of a Day, perhaps of an 9‘ Hour, than we could otherwile promile to ‘ ourielves by the tedious I'urluits of lndullry " through the whole Courle of a long laborious " Life." Now, in order to treat with this People in their own Way, I would not awake them out of their prefent golden Dream; I would there- fore iiippole, that they might lucceed to their 67 THE Soldier of Fortune, being thus made rich, lits down to enjoy the Fruits of his Conquell, and to gratify his VVillies after lo much FAngth: and Toil But alas! he pi‘eiently finds, that in Preportion as this heroic Spirit and Tnirll: for Glory have dilTuIed theinfelves anong his Countrymen, in the fame Proportion the Spirit oflndullry hath funk and died away; every Neceflary, and every Comfort and Elegance of Life are grown dearer than before, becaule there are fewer Hands, and leis Inclination to pro- duce them -, at the lame "l‘irne his own Delires, and artificial Wants, inl‘tead of being lell‘ened, are greatly multiplied; for of what the are Riches to him unlels enjoyed? 'l‘hus thtrcrore it comes to pals, that his Heaps of il‘realure are like the Snow in Summer, continually melting Heart's Dcfire, though there is a Chance at leall‘ of being (lilappointed, and of meeting with away ; lb that the Land of Heroes loon becomes Captivity inl'tead ofConquef't; I will wave lilie- the Country of Beggars wile all Conliderations drawn from the intoxi- rulhed in upon him like a Flood; but, as he His Riches, it is true, cating Nature of Riches, when lb rapidly got, had no Means of retaining them, every Article and improperly acquired : I will all?) grant, that he wanted or wifhed for, drained away his t‘fl‘t‘flt Stores of Gold and Silver, of Jeweltw‘» Stores like the Holes in a Sieve, 'till the Bottom became quite dry : In then, in this Si- Diamonds, and precious Stones, may be broug ht l. lome; and that the 'I‘realiires of the Llnivei‘le any, if. you pleale, be made to circulate within the Limits of our own little Country: And if this were not enough, I would ilill grant more did I really know what more could be willietl for or prec‘lcd. Tint tuation the Sums, which are daily and hourly illuing out, are not to be replaced but by a new War, and a new Series of Victories; and thele new ‘Wars and new Victories do all enhance, the former Evils, lo that the relative Poverty of the Inhabitants of this warlike Country becomes E 2 f0