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the　land　wore　a　black　coat；　said　his　prayers；　and　was　obliged　to
reside？

343　Whether　there　be　anything　perfect　under　the　sun？　And　whether
it　be　not　with　the　world　as　with　a　particular　State；　and　with　a
State　or　body　politic　as　with　the　human　body；　which　lives　and
moves　under　various　indispositions；　perfect　health　being　seldom
or　never　to　be　found？

344　Whether；　nevertheless；　men　should　not　in　all　things　aim　at
perfection？　And；　therefore；　whether　any　wise　and　good　man　would
be　against　applying　remedies？　But　whether　it　is　not　natural　to
wish　for　a　benevolent　physician？
345　Whether　the　public　happiness　be　not　proposed　by　the
legislature；　and　whether　such　happiness　doth　not　contain　that　of
the　individuals？

346　Whether；　therefore；　a　legislator　should　be　content　with　a
vulgar　share　of　knowledge？　Whether　he　should　not　be　a　person　of
reflexion　and　thought；　who　hath　made　it　his　study　to　understand
the　true　nature　and　interest　of　mankind；　how　to　guide　men's
humours　and　passions；　how　to　incite　their　active　powers；　how　to
make　their　several　talents　co…operate　to　the　mutual　benefit　of
each　other；　and　the　general　good　of　the　whole？

347　Whether　it　doth　not　follow　that　above　all　things　a
gentleman's　care　should　be　to　keep　his　own　faculties　sound　and
entire？

348　Whether　the　natural　phlegm　of　this　island　needs　any
additional　stupefier？

349　Whether　all　spirituous　liquors　are　not　in　truth　opiates？

350　Whether　our　men　of　business　are　not　generally　very　grave　by
fifty？

351　Whether　all　men　have　not　faculties　of　mind　or　body　which　may
be　employed　for　the　public　benefit？

352　Whether　the　main　point　be　not　to　multiply　and　employ　our
people？

353　Whether　hearty　food　and　warm　clothing　would　not　enable　and
encourage　the　lower　sort　to　labour？

354　Whether；　in　such　a　soil　as　ours；　if　there　was　industry；　there
could　be　want？

355　Whether　the　way　to　make　men　industrious　be　not　to　let　them
taste　the　fruits　of　their　industry？　And　whether　the　labouring　ox
should　be　muzzled？

356　Whether　our　landlords　are　to　be　told　that　industry　and
numbers　would　raise　the　value　of　their　lands；　or　that　one　acre
about　the　Tholsel　is　worth　ten　thousand　acres　in　Connaught？

357　Whether　our　old　native　Irish　are　not　the　most　indolent　and
supine　people　in　Christendom？

358　Whether　they　are　yet　civilized；　and　whether　their　habitations
and　furniture　are　not　more　sordid　than　those　of　the　savage
Americans？

359　Whether　it　be　not　a　sad　circumstance　to　live　among　lazy
beggars？　And　whether；　on　the　other　hand；　it　would　not　be
delightful　to　live　in　a　country　swarming；　like　China；　with　busy
people？

360　Whether　we　should　not　cast　about；　by　all　manner　of　means；　to
excite　industry；　and　to　remove　whatever　hinders　it？　And　whether
every　one　should　not　lend　a　helping　hand？

361　Whether　vanity　itself　should　not　be　engaged　in　this　good
work？　And　whether　it　is　not　to　be　wished　that　the　finding　of
employment　for　themselves　and　others　were　a　fashionable
distinction　among　the　ladies？

362　Whether　idleness　be　the　mother　or　the　daughter　of　spleen？

363　Whether　it　may　not　be　worth　while　to　publish　the　conversation
of　Ischomachus　and　his　wife　in　Xenophon；　for　the　use　of　our
ladies？

364　Whether　it　is　true　that　there　have　been；　upon　a　time；　one
hundred　millions　of　people　employed　in　China；　without　the　woollen
trade；　or　any　foreign　commerce？

365　Whether　the　natural　inducements　to　sloth　are　not　greater　in
the　Mogul's　country　than　in　Ireland；　and　yet　whether；　in　that
suffocating　and　dispiriting　climate；　the　Banyans　are　not　all；
men；　women；　and　children；　constantly　employed？

366　Whether　it　be　not　true　that　the　great　Mogul's　subjects　might
undersell　us　even　in　our　own　markets；　and　clothe　our　people　with
their　stuffs　and　calicoes；　if　they　were　imported　duty　free？

367　Whether　there　can　be　a　greater　reproach　on　the　leading　men
and　the　patriots　of　a　country；　than　that　the　people　should　want
employment？　And　whether　methods　may　not　be　found　to　employ　even
the　lame　and　the　blind；　the　dumb；　the　deaf；　and　the　maimed；　in
some　or　other　branch　of　our　manufactures？

368　Whether　much　may　not　be　expected　from　a　biennial　consultation
of　so　many　wise　men　about　the　public　good？

369　Whether　a　tax　upon　dirt　would　not　be　one　way　of　encouraging
industry？

370　Whether　it　would　be　a　great　hardship　if　every　parish　were
obliged　to　find　work　for　their　poor？

371　Whether　children　especially　should　not　be　inured　to　labour
betimes？

372　Whether　there　should　not　be　erected；　in　each　province；　an
hospital　for　orphans　and　foundlings；　at　the　expense　of　old
bachelors？

373　Whether　it　be　true　that　in　the　Dutch　workhouses　things　are　so
managed　that　a　child　four　years　old　may　earn　its　own　livelihood？

374　What　a　folly　is　it　to　build　fine　houses；　or　establish
lucrative　posts　and　large　incomes；　under　the　notion　of　providing
for　the　poor？

375　Whether　the　poor；　grown　up　and　in　health；　need　any　other
provision　but　their　own　industry；　under　public　inspection？

376　Whether　the　poor…tax　in　England　hath　lessened　or　increased
the　number　of　the　poor？

377　Whether　workhouses　should　not　be　made　at　the　least　expense；
with　clay　floors；　and　walls　of　rough　stone；　without　plastering；
ceiling；　or　glazing？

378　Whether　it　be　an　impossible　attempt　to　set　our　people　at
work；　or　whether　industry　be　a　habit　which；　like　other　habits；
may　by　time　and　skill　be　introduced　among　any　people？

379　Whether　all　manner　of　means　should　not　be　employed　to　possess
the　nation　in　general　with　an　aversion　and　contempt　for　idleness
and　all　idle　folk？

380　Whether　it　would　be　a　hardship　on　people　destitute　of　all
things；　if　the　public　furnished　them　with　necessaries　which　they
should　be　obliged　to　earn　by　their　labour？

381　Whether　other　nations　have　not　found　great　benefit　from　the
use　of　slaves　in　repairing　high　roads；　making　rivers　navigable；
draining　bogs；　erecting　public　buildings；　bridges；　and
manufactures？

382　Whether　temporary　servitude　would　not　be　the　best　cure　for
idleness　and　beggary？

383　Whether　the　public　hath　not　a　right　to　employ　those　who
cannot　or　who　will　not　find　employment　for　themselves？

384　Whether　all　sturdy　beggars　should　not　be　seized　and　made
slaves　to　the　public　for　a　certain　term　of　years？

385　Whether　he　who　is　chained　in　a　jail　or　dungeon　hath　not；　for
the　time；　lost　his　liberty？　And　if　so；　whether　temporary　slavery
be　not　already　admitted　among　us？

386　Whether　a　state　of　servitude；　wherein　he　should　be　well
worked；　fed；　and　clothed；　would　not　be　a　preferment　to　such　a
fellow？

387　Whether　criminals　in　the　freest　country　may　not　forfeit　their
liberty；　and　repair　the　damage　they　have　done　the　public　by　hard
labour？

388　What　the　word　'servant'　signifies　in　the　New　Testament？

389　Whether　the　view　of　criminals　chained　in　pairs　and　kept　at
hard　labour　would　not　be　very　edifying　to　the　multitude？

390　Whether　the　want　of　such　an　institution　be　not　plainly　seen
in　England；　where　the　disbelief　of　a　future　state　hardeneth
rogues　against　the　fear　of　death；　and　where；　through　the　great
growth　of　robbers　and　housebreakers；　it　becomes　every　day　more
necessary？

391　Whether　it　be　not　easier　to　prevent　than　to　remedy；　and
whether　we　should　not　profit　by　the　example　of　others？

392　Whether　felons　are　not　often　spared；　and　therefore
encouraged；　by　the　compassion　of　those　who　should　prosecute。
them？

393　Whether　many　that　would　not　take　away　the　life　of　a　thief　may
not　nevertheless　be　willing　to　bring　him　to　a　more　adequate
punishment？

394　Whether　the　most　indolent　would　be　fond　of　idleness；　if　they
regarded　it　as　the　sure　road　to　hard　labour？

395　Whether　the　industry　of　the　lower　part　of　our　people　doth　not
much　depend　on　the　expense　of　the　upper？

396　What　would　be　the　consequence　if　our　gentry　affected　to
distinguish　themselves　by　fine　houses　rather　than　fine　clothes？

397　Whether　any　people　in　Europe　are　so　meanly　provided　with
houses　and　furniture；　in　proportion　to　their　incomes；　as　the　men
of　estates　in　Ireland？

398　Whether　building　would　not　peculiarly　encourage　all　other
arts　in　this　kingdom？

399　Whether　smiths；　masons；　bricklayers；　plasterers；　carpenters；
joiners；　tilers；　plumbers；　and　glaziers　would　not　all　find
employment　if　the　humour　of　building　prevailed？

400　Whether　the　ornaments　and　furniture　of　a　good　house　do　not
employ　a　number　of　all　sorts　of　artificers；　in　iron；　wood；
marble；　brass；　pewter；　copper；　wool；　flax；　and　divers　other
materials？

401　Whether　in　buildings　and　gardens　a　great　number　of
day…labourers　do　not　find　employment？

402　Whether　by　these　means　much　of　that　sustenance　and　wealth　of
this　nation　which　now　goes　to　foreigners　would　not　be　kept　at
home；　and　nourish　and　circulate　among　our　own　people？

403　Whether；　as　industry　produced　good　living；　the　number　of
hands　and　mouths　would　not　be　increased；　and　in　proportion
thereunto；　whether　there　would　not　be　every　day　more　occasion　for
agriculture？　And　whether　this　article　alone　would　not　employ　a
world　of　people？

404　Whether　such　management　would　not　equally　provide　for　the
magnificence　of　the　rich；　and　the　necessities　of　the　poor？

405　Whether　an　expense　in　building　and　improvements　doth　not
remain　at　home；　pass　to　the　heir；　and　adorn　the　public？　And
whether　any　of　those　things　can　be　said　of　claret？

406　Whether　fools　do　not　make　fashions；　and　wise　men　follow　them？

407　Whether；　for　one　who　hurts　his　fortune　by　improvements；
twenty　do　not　ruin　themselves　by　foreign　luxury？

408　Whether　in　proportion　as　Ireland　was　improved　and　beautified
by　fine　seats；　the　number　of　absentees　would　not　decrease？

409　Whether　he　who　employs　men　in　buildings　and　manufactures　doth
not　put　life　in　the　country；　and　whether　the　neighbourhood　round
him　be　not　observed　to　thrive？

410　Whether　money　circulated　on　the　landlord's　own　lands；　and
among　his　own　tenants；　doth　not　return　into　his　own　pocket？

411　Whether　every　squire　that　made　his　domain　swarm　with　busy
hands；　like　a　bee…hive　or　ant…hill；　would　not　serve　his　own
interest；　as　well　as　that　of　his　country？

412　Whether　a　gentleman　who　hath　seen　a　little　of　the　world；　and
observed　how　men　live　elsewhere；　can