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May 1782

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asthe Cause of the Diseaseit appears
to me; but some this Evil must,
continue, let us think of some Mode
of removing a great Evil, the greatest
I can conceive that was held out
to a Commercial & make, Lotteries.
apply to Parliaments, to the King,
Minister or somewhere, to remove
them for ever. They were hatched
by Avarise, Usevey immense, to gain
a Trifle at the Expense of Thousands
of Men. Are the natural Evils of our
Existence too few? (few indeed they
are, compared to the Miracles of
Blessings given to All) as to hold
out such a Temptation, such a Lure
to take them from the Loom & their
smiling Progeny. Cou'd human
Invention curse them more? What
do we do? We tamely see and suffer
wise Laws, to be openly broke thro',
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