"We possess advantages in the use of machinery, and the division of labour, belonging to no other nation. And the same energy of character, the same extent of resources, which have always distinguished the people of the British Islands, and made them excel in arms, commerce, letters, and philosophy, apply with the happiest effects to the improvement of the cultivation of the earth. Nothing is impossible to labour, aided by ingenuity. The true objects of the agriculturist are likewise those of the patriot. Men value most what they have gained with effort; a just confidence in their own powers results from success; they love their country better, because they have seen it improved by their own talents and industry; and they identify with their interests the existence of those institutions which have afforded them security, independence, and the multiplied enjoyments of civilized life." END OF THE FIRST VOLUME. LONDON: PRINTED BY SAMUEL BENTLEY, Dorset Street, Fleet Street. Transcriber's note: Minor spelling and punctuation inconsistencies, and hyphenated words, have been harmonized. The formatting of the letters has been regularized. Every effort to decipher the hand written letter by Sir Humphry Davy has been made, however, there are no guarantees that it is correct. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Life of Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 1 (of 2), by John Ayrton Paris