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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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Continued Wednesday 30th. April 1783.
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that can Judge of the Aconomy which is requisite
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in humble Life and knows how to Estimate its wants
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and Necessities will easily Calculate the Weight and
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Effect of so heavy an Expence, will imagine how severe
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a struggle it must often Occasion between Necessity and
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Pity between natural Affection and the Pride of honest
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Industry which is too often compelled to Accept that relief
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for the dearest relatives which it had blushed to ask.
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How glorious then would be the work. how
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Comprehensive the Charity that shod. Contibute to
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Increase the Establishment for Incurable Lunatics. The
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good that would arise from the Improvement of so
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Excellent an Institution is certain & undoubled & from
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that Active Spirit of Humanity and Rational Benevolence
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wch peculiarly adorns the Bitish Name we may hope
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that this great work will not be left Defective & Incompleat
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The Government of the Royal Hospitals as lately established
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by Parliament affords ample Security to the Charitable
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Benefactor that his good Intention will receive their
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accomplishment. The wealthy & munificent City of
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