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whether；　if　this　were　once　provided　for；　the　conveniences　of　the
rich　would　not　soon　follow？

107　Whether　comfortable　living　doth　not　produce　wants；　and　wants
industry；　and　industry　wealth？

108　Whether　there　is　not　a　great　difference　between　Holland　and
Ireland？　And　whether　foreign　commerce；　without　which　the　one
could　not　subsist；　be　so　necessary　for　the　other？

109　Might　we　not　put　a　hand　to　the　plough；　or　the　spade；　although
we　had　no　foreign　commerce？

110　Whether　the　exigencies　of　nature　are　not　to　be　answered　by
industry　on　our　own　soil？　And　how　far　the　conveniences　and
comforts　of　life　may　be　procured　by　a　domestic　commerce　between
the　several　parts　of　this　kingdom？

111　Whether　the　women　may　not　sew；　spin；　weave；　embroider
sufficiently　for　the　embellishment　of　their　persons；　and　even
enough　to　raise　envy　in　each　other；　without　being　beholden　to
foreign　countries？

112　Suppose　the　bulk　of　our　inhabitants　had　shoes　to　their　feet；
clothes　to　their　backs；　and　beef　in　their　bellies；　might　not　such
a　state　be　eligible　for　the　public；　even　though　the　squires　were
condemned　to　drink　ale　and　cider？

113　Whether；　if　drunkenness　be　a　necessary　evil；　men　may　not　as
well　drink　the　growth　of　their　own　country？

114　Whether　a　nation　within　itself　might　not　have　real　wealth；
sufficient　to　give　its　inhabitants　power　and　distinction；　without
the　help　of　gold　and　silver？

115　Whether；　if　the　arts　of　sculpture　and　painting　were
encouraged　among　us；　we　might　not　furnish　our　houses　in　a　much
nobler　manner　with　our　own　manufactures？

116　Whether　we　have　not；　or　may　not　have；　all　the　necessary
materials　for　building　at　home？

117　Whether　tiles　and　plaster　may　not　supply　the　place　of　Norway
fir　for　flooring　and　wainscot？

118　Whether　plaster　be　not　warmer；　as　well　as　more　secure；　than
deal？　And　whether　a　modern　fashionable　house；　lined　with　fir；
daubed　over　with　oil　and　paint；　be　not　like　a　fire…ship；　ready　to
be　lighted　up　by　all　accidents？

119　Whether　larger　houses；　better　built　and　furnished；　a　greater
train　of　servants；　the　difference　with　regard　to　equipage　and
table　between　finer　and　coarser；　more　and　less　elegant；　may　not
be　sufficient　to　feed　a　reasonable　share　of　vanity；　or　support
all　proper　distinctions？　And　whether　all　these　may　not　be
procured　by　domestic　industry　out　of　the　four　elements；　without
ransacking　the　four　quarters　of　the　globe？

120　Whether　anything　is　a　nobler　ornament；　in　the　eye　of　the
world；　than　an　Italian　palace；　that　is；　stone　and　mortar
skilfully　put　together；　and　adorned　with　sculpture　and　painting；
and　whether　this　may　not　be　compassed　without　foreign　trade？

121　Whether　an　expense　in　gardens　and　plantations　would　not　be　an
elegant　distinction　for　the　rich；　a　domestic　magnificence
employing　many　hands　within；　and　drawing　nothing　from　abroad？

122　Whether　the　apology　which　is　made　for　foreign　luxury　in
England；　to　wit；　that　they　could　not　carry　on　their　trade　without
imports　as　well　as　exports；　will　hold　in　Ireland？

123　Whether　one　may　not　be　allowed　to　conceive　and　suppose　a
society　or　nation　of　human　creatures；　clad　in　woollen　cloths　and
stuffs；　eating　good　bread；　beef　and　mutton；　poultry　and　fish；　in
great　plenty；　drinking　ale；　mead；　and　cider；　inhabiting　decent
houses　built　of　brick　and　marble；　taking　their　pleasure　in　fair
parks　and　gardens；　depending　on　no　foreign　imports　either　for
food　or　raiment？　And　whether　such　people　ought　much　to　be　pitied？

124　Whether　Ireland　be　not　as　well　qualified　for　such　a　state　as
any　nation　under　the　sun？

125　Whether　in　such　a　state　the　inhabitants　may　not　contrive　to
pass　the　twenty…four　hours　with　tolerable　ease　and　cheerfulness？
And　whether　any　people　upon　earth　can　do　more？

126　Whether　they　may　not　eat；　drink；　play；　dress；　visit；　sleep　in
good　beds；　sit　by　good　fires；　build；　plant；　raise　a　name；　make
estates；　and　spend　them？

127　Whether；　upon　the　whole；　a　domestic　trade　may　not　suffice　in
such　a　country　as　Ireland；　to　nourish　and　clothe　its　inhabitants；
and　provide　them　with　the　reasonable　conveniences　and　even
comforts　of　life？

128　Whether　a　general　habit　of　living　well　would　not　produce
numbers　and　industry'　and　whether；　considering　the　tendency　of
human　kind；　the　consequence　thereof　would　not　be　foreign　trade
and　riches；　how　unnecessary　soever？

129　Whether；　nevertheless；　it　be　a　crime　to　inquire　how　far　we
may　do　without　foreign　trade；　and　what　would　follow　on　such　a
supposition？

130　Whether　the　number　and　welfare　of　the　subjects　be　not　the
true　strength　of　the　crown？

131　Whether　in　all　public　institutions　there　should　not　be　an　end
proposed；　which　is　to　be　the　rule　and　limit　of　the　means？　Whether
this　end　should　not　be　the　well…being　of　the　whole？　And　whether；
in　order　to　this；　the　first　step　should　not　be　to　clothe　and　feed
our　people？

132　Whether　there　be　upon　earth　any　Christian　or　civilized　people
so　beggarly；　wretched；　and　destitute　as　the　common　Irish？

133　Whether；　nevertheless；　there　is　any　other　people　whose　wants
may　be　more　easily　supplied　from　home？

134　Whether；　if　there　was　a　wall　of　brass　a　thousand　cubits　high
round　this　kingdom；　our　natives　might　not　nevertheless　live
cleanly　and　comfortably；　till　the　land；　and　reap　the　fruits　of
it？

135　What　should　hinder　us　from　exerting　ourselves；　using　our
hands　and　brains；　doing　something　or　other；　man；　woman；　and
child；　like　the　other　inhabitants　of　God's　earth？

136　Be　the　restraining　our　trade　well　or　ill　advised　in　our
neighbours；　with　respect　to　their　own　interest；　yet　whether　it　be
not　plainly　ours　to　accommodate　ourselves　to　it？

137　Whether　it　be　not　vain　to　think　of　persuading　other　people　to
see　their　interest；　while　we　continue　blind　to　our　own？

138　Whether　there　be　any　other　nation　possessed　of　so　much　good
land；　and　so　many　able　hands　to　work　it；　which　yet　is　beholden
for　bread　to　foreign　countries？

139　Whether　it　be　true　that　we　import　corn　to　the　value　of　two
hundred　thousand　pounds　in　some　years？

140　Whether　we　are　not　undone　by　fashions　made　for　other　people？
And　whether　it　be　not　madness　in　a　poor　nation　to　imitate　a　rich
one？

141　Whether　a　woman　of　fashion　ought　not　to　be　declared　a　public
enemy？

142　Whether　it　be　not　certain　that　from　the　single　town　of　Cork
were　exported；　in　one　year；　no　less　than　one　hundred　and　seven
thousand　one　hundred　and　sixty…one　barrels　of　beef；　seven
thousand　three　hundred　and　seventy…nine　barrels　of　pork；　thirteen
thousand　four　hundred　and　sixty…one　casks；　and　eighty…five
thousand　seven　hundred　and　twenty…seven　firkins　of　butter？　And
what　hands　were　employed　in　this　manufacture？

143　Whether　a　foreigner　could　imagine　that　one　half　of　the　people
were　starving；　in　a　country　which　sent　out　such　plenty　of
provisions？

144　Whether　an　Irish　lady；　set　out　with　French　silks　and　Flanders
lace；　may　not　be　said　to　consume　more　beef　and　butter　than　a
hundred　of　our　labouring　peasants？

145　Whether　nine…tenths　of　our　foreign　trade　be　not　carried　on
singly　to　support　the　article　of　vanity？

146　Whether　it　can　be　hoped　that　private　persons　will　not　indulge
this　folly；　unless　restrained　by　the　public？

147　How　vanity　is　maintained　in　other　countries？　Whether　in
Hungary；　for　instance；　a　proud　nobility　are　not　subsisted　with
small　imports　from　abroad？

148　Whether　there　be　a　prouder　people　upon　earth　than　the　noble
Venetians；　although　they　all　wear　plain　black　clothes？

149　Whether　a　people　are　to　be　pitied　that　will　not　sacrifice
their　little　particular　vanities　to　the　public。　good？　And　yet；
whether　each　part　would　not　except　their　own　foible　from　this
public　sacrifice；　the　squire　his　bottle；　the　lady　her　lace？

150　Whether　claret　be　not　often　drank　rather　for　vanity　than　for
health；　or　pleasure？

151　Whether　it　be　true　that　men　of　nice　palates　have　been　imposed
on；　by　elder　wine　for　French　claret；　and　by　mead　for　palm　sack？

152　Do　not　Englishmen　abroad　purchase　beer　and　cider　at　ten　times
the　price　of　wine？

153　How　many　gentlemen　are　there　in　England　of　a　thousand　pounds
per　annum　who　never　drink　wine　in　their　own　houses？　Whether　the
same　may　be　said　of　any　in　Ireland　who　have　even？　one　hundred
pounds　per　annum。

154　What　reasons　have　our　neighbours　in　England　for　discouraging
French　wines　which　may　not　hold　with　respect　to　us　also？

155　How　much　of　the　necessary　sustenance　of　our　people　is　yearly
exported　for　brandy？

156　Whether；　if　people　must　poison　themselves；　they　had　not
better　do　it　with　their　own　growth？

157　If　we　imported　neither　claret　from　France；　nor　fir　from
Norway；　what　the　nation　would　save　by　it？

158　When　the　root　yieldeth　insufficient　nourishment；　whether　men
do　not　top　the　tree　to　make　the　lower　branches　thrive？

159　Whether；　if　our　ladies　drank　sage　or　balm　tea　out　of　Irish
ware；　it　would　be　an　insupportable　national　calamity？

160　Whether　it　be　really　true　that　such　wine　is　best　as　most
encourages　drinking；　i。e。；　that　must　be　given　in　the　largest　dose
to　produce　its　effect？　And　whether　this　holds　with　regard　to　any
other　medicine？

161　Whether　that　trade　should　not　be　accounted　most　pernicious
wherein　the　balance　is　most　against　us？　And　whether　this　be　not
the　trade　with　France？

162　Whether　it　be　not　even　madness　to　encourage　trade　with　a
nation　that　takes　nothing　of　our　manufacture？

163　Whether　Ireland　can　hope　to　thrive　if　the　major　part　of　her
patriots　shall　be　found　in　the　French　interest？

164　Whether　great　plenty　and　variety　of　excellent　wines　are　not
to　be　had　on　the　coasts　of　Italy　and　Sicily？　And　whether　those
countries　would　not　take　our　commodities　of　linen；　leather；
butter；　etc。　in　exchange　for　them？

165　Particularly；　whether　the　Vinum　Mamertinum；　which　grows　on
the　mountains　about　Messina；　a　red　generous　wine；　highly　esteemed
（if　we　may　credit　Pliny）　by　the　ancient　Romans；　would　not　come
cheap；　and　please　the　palates　of　our　Islanders？

166　Why；　if　a　bribe　by　the　palate　or　the　purse　be　in　effect　the
same　thing；　they　should　not　be　alike　infamous？

167　Whether　the　vanity　and　luxury　of　a　few　ought　to　stand　in
competition　with　the　interest　of　a　nation？

168　Whether　national　wants　ought　not　to　be　the