Of the S A U D Y os H I S T O R Y. j .y

and lousy as fast as he could. Now nothing cancontribute more to prevent us írom being taintedrvith this vaníty, than to accustom ourseives earlyto contemplate the diffèrent nations of the earth*in that vast map whieh history spreacls before us,in their rise and their sali, in their barbarousandcivilized states, in the likeness and unlikeness ofthem ail to o ne another, and of each to usclf. Byfrequentìy renewing this prospect to the minci,the Mexican with his cap and coat of feathers,sacriíìcing a human victim to his god, will notappear more lavage to our eyes, than the Spaniardwith a bat on his head, and a gonilla round hisneck, í’acfihcing whole nations to his ambition,his avarice, and even the svantonnefs ot his cruelty.I might ílio’.v, by a multitude of other exarnpleSjhovv history préparés us for expérience, and guidesUs in it : and many of thefe wnuîd be bothcurions and important. I might likewiíe bringseveral other instances , tvherein history serves topurge the mind of those national partialities andpréjudices that we are apt to contract in ouréducation, and that expérience for the most partradier continus than removes : becaufe it is íorthèmost part confined, like our éducation. But I3pprehend grovving too prolix and sliall thereforeconclude this head by observing, that though anearly and proper application , to the study of historywill contribute extremely to keep our naines iresirom a ridiculous partiality in favor of our cwncountry, and a vicions préjudice against others ;yet the famé study wi’I create in us a préférénc«î

C T