Long sitting at the loom; and those besides Who crown with yellow sheaves the farmer's hopes, These on the dewy lawns await to speed 615 May lightly glide along. Ev'n now behold, To great Augusta's mart, where lofty Trade, BOOK IV. The Argument. OUR manufactures exported. Voyage through the Channel, and by the coast of Spain. View of the Mediterranean. Decay of our Turkey trade. Address to the factors there. Voyage through the Baltic. The mart of Petersburg. The ancient channels of commerce to the Indies. The modern course thither. Shores of Afric. Reflections on the slave-trade. The Cape of Good Hope, and the eastern coast of Afric. Trade to Persia and Indostan preca. rious, through tyranny and frequent insurrections. Disputes between the French and English, on the coast of Coromandel, censured. A prospect of the Spice-islands, and of China. Traffic at Canten. Our woollen manufactures known at Pekin by the caravans from Russia. Description of that #journey. Transition to the western hemisphere. Voyage of Raleigh. The state and advantages of our North American colonies. Severe winters in those climates; hence the passage through Hudson's Bay impracticable. Inquiries for an easier passage into the Pacific ocean. View of the coasts of South America, and of those tempestuous seas. Lord Anson's expedi tion, and success against the Spaniards. The naval power of Britain consistent with the welfare of all nations. View of our probable improvements in traffic, and the distribution of our woollen manufactures over the whole globe. Now, with our woolly treasures amply stor`d, 5 10 The swain's and peasant's toil with grateful hand, 615 Long sitting at the loom; and those besides May lightly glide along. Ev'n now behold, To great Augusta's mart, where lofty Trade, BOOK IV. The Argument. OUR manufactures exported. Voyage through the Channel, and by the coast of Spain. View of the Mediterranean. Decay of our Turkey trade. Address to the factors there. Voyage through the Baltic. The mart of Petersburg. The ancient channels of commerce to the Indies. The modern course thither. Shores of Afric. Reflections on the slave-trade. The Cape of Good Hope, and the eastern coast of Afric. Trade to Persia and Indostan preca. rious, through tyranny and frequent insurrections. Disputes between the French and English, on the coast of Coromandel, censured. A prospect of the spice-islands, and of China. Traffic at Canten. Our woollen manufactures known at Pekin by the caravans from Russia. Description of that journey. Transition to the western hemisphere. Voyage of Raleigh. The state and advantages of our North American colonies. Severe winters in those climates; hence the passage through Hudson's Bay impracticable. Inquiries for an easier passage into the Pacific ocean. View of the coasts of South America, and of those tempestuous seas. Lord Anson's expedi. tion, and success against the Spaniards. The naval power of Britain consistent with the welfare of all nations. View of our probable improvements in traffic, and the distribution of our woollen manufactures over the whole globe. Now, with our woolly treasures amply stor`d, Swells to the wind, and gilds the azure sky. 5 10 The swain's and peasant's toil with grateful hand, Which copious gives return; while some explore Deep Finnic gulfs, and a new shore and mart, 15 The bold creation of that Kesar's power, Illustrious Peter! whose magnific toils Repair the distant Caspian, and restore 20 To trade its ancient ports. Some Thanet's strand the Cape 30 35 Nor woods, nor mountain tops, nor aught appears, 40 |