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202 RIESBECK’s TRAVELS THROUGH GERMANY.
dividual may happen to be, as he often is, ten times more barbarous than a German,
we give him credit for the fame and worth of his illuftrious countrymen.
Though the character of the Germans be not fo brilliant as that of other nations, {till
it is not deftitute of its peculiar excellencies. ‘The German is the man of the world.
He lives under every fky, and conquers every natural obftacle to his happinefs. His in-
duftry is inexhauftible. Poland, Hungary, Ruffia, the Englifhand Dutch colonies, are
much indebted to German emigrants. Even the firlt {tates in Europe owe to Germany
great part of their knowledge. Rectitude is alfo an almoft univerfal charaeriftic of
the people of this country ; nor are the manners of the peafants and thofe of the inha-
bitants of the leffer cities, by any means fo corrupt as thofe of France and other coun-
tries ;- it is owing to this, that, notwithftanding the great emigrations, the country is {till
fo well peopled. To conclude, frugality on the fide of the Proteftants, and franknefa,
and goadheartednefs on the fide of the Catholics, are brilliant national charatteriftics..
TRAVELS
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