Book IV, chap. m (p

47. W. of. N. Book V, chap. i ; vol. II, p. 372; Princ. of Pop. 2« éd., Book IV, chap. vin; 9 e éd. Book IV, chap. ix, pp. 436 sqq.

48. Princ. of Pop. f ebap. xviii, l re éd. pp. 348 sqq : The view of human life, whieh résulta from the contemplation of the constant pressure of distress on man from the difficulty of subsistance, by sbewing tbe little expectatioa that he can reasonably entertain of perfectibility on earth, seems strongly to point bis hopes to the future. And tbe temptation to which he must necessarUy be exposed, from the operation of tho6e laws of nature wbich wehavebeenexamining,wouldseem to representthe world, in the light in which it has been frequently considérai, as a state of trial, and school of virtue prépara tory to a superior state of happiness. But I hope I shall be pardoned, if I attempt to give a view in some degree différent of the situation of man on earth, whieh appears to me, to be more consistent with the Tarious phenomena of nature which we observe around us, and more consonant to our ideas of the power, goodness, and foreknowledge of the Deity.

49. Ibid., p. 361 : To furnish the most unremitted excitements of this kind, and to urge man to further the gracious designs of Provideuce, by the full cultivation of the earth, it has been ordained, that population should increase much faster than food.

50. Y. Empsoo, Edmburgh Review, janv. 1837, pp. 479 sqq ; citations de The Criais.