result　of　them　must　be　false。　We　see　every　day　the　most　splendid
  fortunes　that　have　been　acquired　in　the　course　of　a　single　life
  by　trade　and　manufacturers；　frequently　from　a　very　small　capital；
  sometimes　from　no　capital。　A　single　instance　of　such　a　fortune
  acquired　by　agriculture　in　the　same　time；　and　from　such　a
  capital；　has　not；　perhaps；　occurred　in　Europe　during　the　course
  of　the　present　century。　In　all　the　great　countries　of　Europe；
  however；　much　good　land　still　remains　uncultivated；　and　the
  greater　part　of　what　is　cultivated　is　far　from　being　improved　to
  the　degree　of　which　it　is　capable。　Agriculture；　therefore；　is
  almost　everywhere　capable　of　absorbing　a　much　greater　capital
  than　has　ever　yet　been　employed　in　it。　What　circumstances　in　the
  policy　of　Europe　have　given　the　trades　which　are　carried　on　in
  towns　so　great　an　advantage　over　that　which　is　carried　on　in　the
  country　that　private　persons　frequently　find　it　more　for　their
  advantage　to　employ　their　capitals　in　the　most　distant　carrying
  trades　of　Asia　and　America　than　in　the　improvement　and
  cultivation　of　the　most　fertile　fields　in　their　own
  neighbourhood；　I　shall　endeavour　to　explain　at　full　length　in　the
  two　following　books。