Volume 2

France in 1829-30 / By Lady Morgan.

  • Sydney, Lady Morgan
Date:
1831
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: France in 1829-30 / By Lady Morgan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the spectacle of small slips of land rendering the most bountiful crops, which abound in the neigh- bourhood of Paris. Every rood of ground is under a separate culture, indicating, generally, a separate proprietor; and the countenance, bearing, and personal appearance of the village inhabitants, bespeak a corresponding ease and intelligence. In the great cities, the constant and regulated demand created by a population of small fortunes, keeps in activity a greater portion of internal commerce, than formerly resulted from the demands of a few large proprietors. In the mean time, the task of supporting life and caste is less burden- some; enormous riches less frequently cast a shade upon honourable poverty, or render luxurious mdulgences the best passport to good society, Corruption is not solicited by the too severe pressure of want, or by the thirsting of ungratified passions. Public opi- nion is therefore more potent, the natural mo- rality is sounder, and a genuine civism pre- YOu, It, C
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