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Some account of St Helena

fruits  tho probably very few kinds exist in either Indies which might not be cultivated here & brought to at least a great degree of perfection  but while their Pastures lay as they realy do as much neglected as their Gardens there can be little hopes of Amendment  in short the Custom of the Indias Captains  who always make very hansome presents to the families where they are entertaind besides paying any extravagant prizes for the few refreshments they get seem to have inspird the People with a degree of Lazyness  were refreshments cheap they would probably upon the whole receive not much more money for them by the year & the present would be the same so at least they seem to think  in short the Cape of Good hope  which tho by nature a mere desart supplys abundantly refreshments of all kinds to ships of all nations who touch there  Contrasted with this Island which tho highly favourd by
 

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