PAPER IX

Had the happiness of any of the poorest outcast in the world, whom I

had never seen, never known, never before heard of, lain as much in my

power, as my happiness did in your’s, my benevolent heart would have

made me fly to the succour of such a poor distressed—with what pleasure

would I have raised the dejected head, and comforted the desponding

heart!—But who now shall pity the poor wretch, who has increased,

instead of diminished, the number of the miserable!

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