sions:-the merry town of Islington-but we presume the epithet merry is here only applicable to the mirth which the singular figure of his hero must have excited on the occasion. Islington, however, is a cheerful village; not merely from its elevated situation already noticed, but from the constant passing and repassing of gentlemen's carriages, and of stage-coaches to almost every northern part of the kingdom.

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Having thus brought these EXCURSIONS through the Island of Great Britain, to a termination, I shall conclude in the words of the late Mr. Robinson, of Cambridge: they constitute an eulogium that ought to be inscribed on the tablet of every British heart :-" I have long observed, and much enjoyed, the felicity of being a BRITON; GREAT BRITAIN is the finest country in the world, and the God of nature hath stored it with every thing that can make its inhabitants happy! Its insular situation-the extent and figure of its coasts-the islands that surround it-its springs, waters, and navigable rivers-its timbers, fruits, corn, and all other productions of its luxuriant soil-its immense treasures of earth, salts, fossils, minerals, stone, marble, and fuel-its animals, wild and tame— flocks, herds, hives, dairies and fisheries-the stately horse and hardy ass, all ministering to the subsistence and pleasure of its inhabitants-the stature, genius, fecundity, and longevity of its natives-the temperature of its climate:-in one word, the natural advantages of GREAT BRITAIN render it, upon the whole, the most beautiful and

desirable country in the world! The whole is a rich present, which the bounty of Providence hath bestowed upon us. I have observed also, with the utmost pleasure, the art and industry of my countrymen assisting nature. Agriculture, architecture, navigation, commerce, literature, arts, and sciences, in endless varieties, give grace and elegance to this lovely island. My pleasure has been increased by observing the happy constitution of our government. Our mixed Monarchy contains all the excellencies, and provides against the evils of the three sorts of government of which it is compounded. Its excellence does not lie in any one of its component parts, but in a nice union of the three, which union is then perfect, when it prevents any one from preponderating and rendering the other two subservient to itself. My pleasure has risen higher still, by observing what innumerable benefits flow, both from the justice and the generosity of this happy kingdom. We have a system of law universally administered, that holds the life, liberty, and property, of every individual sacred; and a long train of well-contrived and effective charities, consisting of schools, hospitals, public provisions, for all the wants and all the maladies to which mankind, in the several stages of life, are exposed. To crown all, the Religion of of our country is CHRISTIANITY, the last best gift of God to man! All these advantages put together,. afford an abundance of felicity, sufficient to satiate the most benevolent soul; and whether it be ignorance or knowledge, virtue or vice, religion or

enthusiasm, certain I am, that observing these advantages of the land of my nativity, has given me inexpressible pleasure, and has made BRITAIN appear a paradise to me. Who that loves his species can help forming the most ardent wishes for the prosperity of this country? Who can help saying, Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee? Who can behold all these things, in his own native spot, and not exclaim, "MAY MY COUNTRY FLOURISH TO THE END OF TIME!"

But submitting, without any further additions, this Series of Letters to your candid perusal, I hasten, my young friend, to subscribe myself,

Your affectionate Tutor,

J. E.

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