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A weaver cannot apply himself entirely to his peculiar business,

unless there is before-hand stored up somewhere, either in his

own possession, or in that of some other person, a stock

sufficient to maintain him, and to supply him with the materials

and tools of his work, till he has not only completed, but sold

his web. This accumulation must evidently be previous to his

applying his industry for so long a time to such a peculiar

business.