^9Thewesternislemightbeimprovedintoavaluablepossession，andtheBritonswouldweartheirchainswiththelessreluctance，iftheprospectandexampleoffreedomwereoneverysideremovedfrombeforetheireyes。

　　[Footnote6:Caesarhimselfconcealsthatignoblemotive；butitismentionedbySuetonius，c。47。TheBritishpearlsproved，however，oflittlevalue，onaccountoftheirdarkandlividcolor。Tacitusobserves，withreason，inAgricola，c。12，thatitwasaninherentdefect。\"Egofaciliuscrediderim，naturammargaritisdeessequamnobisavaritiam。\"]

　　[Footnote7:Claudius，Nero，andDomitian。AhopeisexpressedbyPomponiusMela，l。iii。c。6，hewroteunderClaudius，that，bythesuccessoftheRomanarms，theislandanditssavageinhabitantswouldsoonbebetterknown。ItisamusingenoughtoperusesuchpassagesinthemidstofLondon。]

　　[Footnote8:SeetheadmirableabridgmentgivenbyTacitus，inthelifeofAgricola，andcopiously，thoughperhapsnotcompletely，illustratedbyourownantiquarians，CamdenandHorsley。]

　　[Footnote9:TheIrishwriters，jealousoftheirnationalhonor，areextremelyprovokedonthisoccasion，bothwithTacitusandwithAgricola。]

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