^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。]