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Wrecked on a desert island

           Butasabusedprosperityisoftentimesmadetheverymeansofourgreatestadversity,sowasitwithme. Iwentonthenextyearwithgreatsuccessinmyplantation. Iraisedfiftygreatrollsoftobaccoonmyownground,morethanIhaddisposedoffornecessariesamongmyneighbors; andthesefiftyrolls,beingeachofahundredweight,werewellcured,andlaidbyagainstthereturnofthefleetfromLisbon. Andnow,increasinginbusinessandinwealth,myheadbegantobefullofprojectsandundertakingsbeyondmyreach,suchasare,indeed,oftentheruinofthebestheadsinbusiness. 

           HadIcontinuedinthestationIwasnowin,Ihadroomforallthehappythingstohaveyetbefallenmeforwhichmyfathersoearnestlyrecommendedaquiet,retiredlife,andofwhichhehadsosensiblydescribedthemiddlestationoflifetobefullof. Butotherthingsattendedme,andIwasstilltobethewillfulagentofallmyownmiseries; andparticularlytoincreasemyfaultanddoublethereflectionsuponmyself,whichinmyfuturesorrowsIshouldhaveleisuretomake. Allthesemiscarriageswereprocuredbymyapparentobstinateadheringtomyfoolishinclinationofwanderingabroad,andpursuingthatinclinationincontradictiontotheclearestviewsofdoingmyselfgoodinafairandplainpursuitofthoseprospects,andthosemeasuresoflife,whichNatureandProvidenceconcurredtopresentmewith,andtomakemyduty. 

           AsIhadoncedonethusinmybreakingawayfrommyparents,soIcouldnotbecontentnow, butImustgoandleavethehappyviewIhadofbeingarichandthrivingmaninmynewplantation,onlytopursuearashandimmoderatedesireofrisingfasterthanthenatureofthethingadmitted; andthusIcastmyselfdownagainintothedeepestgulfofhumanmiserythatevermanfellinto,orperhapscouldbeconsistentwithlifeandastateofhealthintheworld. 

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