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The gross rent of a private estate comprehends whatever is paid

by the farmer; the neat rent, what remains free to the landlord,

after deducting the expense of management, of repairs, and all

other necessary charges; or what, without hurting his estate, he

can afford to place in his stock reserved for immediate

consumption, or to spend upon his table, equipage, the ornaments

of his house and furniture, his private enjoyments and

amusements. His real wealth is in proportion, not to his gross,

but to his neat rent.