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172 TRAVELS
than to undergo a mere examination. ‘Thefe things were fre-
quently mentioned to me, ‘as foon as the firft civilities of recep-
tion had paffed, and I confidered it as a premonition to myfelf,
and did not fail to take the hint, as my readers will readily con-
ceive and believe, from the paucity of ftatiftical fubjects that I
have touched on, in comparifon with the various and precife de-
tails of Mr. Coxe. This hint, which I took myfelf, I throw out
for the benefit of future travellers.
The ftate of Sweden, and particularly that of the capital, has
left this general impreffion on my mind, that a greater progrefs
has been made in the fciences and arts, both liberal and mechani-
cal, by the Swedes, than by any other nation ftruggling with
equal difadvantages of foil and climate, and labouring under the
difcouragement of internal convulfions and external aggreffions,
from proud, powerful, and overbearing neighbours. ‘Their com-
merce, all things confidered, and their manufactures are in a
flourifhing ftate. The fpirit of the people, under various changes
unfavourable to liberty, remains yet unbroken. ‘The government
is {till obliged in fome degree to refpect the public opinion. There
is much regard paid to the natural claims of individuals ; juftice
is tempered with mercy, and great attention is fhewn in their
hofpitals and other inftitutions to the fituation of the poor and
helplefs. From the influence of the court among a quick, lively,
and active race of men, private intrigue and cabal have, to a great
degree, crept into every department of fociety ; and this is what I
find the greateft fubject of blame, or of regret, in {peaking of that
‘ country,
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