And as all letters are thus deriveable from the parts of man, resembling all other things, Adam might be very well instructed, in their use in paradise;—And, the divisions of time appear to have been made from the days of the creation. See the former treatise.
O’er plants celestial, that fell below, And grafs of _serf_ which now together grow, With her sword flaming round the living stem, Guarding its fruit upon the side of Shem, Expatiate free! ’tis the scene of man, A mighty maze! beyond my present plan; ‘A wild where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot; Or garden, tempting with forbidden fruit. Together let us beat this ample field; Try what the open, what the covert yield.’ Here to dispel prolific nature’s charm, Prudence forbids; tho’ far from real harm; And science shuns the Sympathetic touch; So here we finish, lest we _feel_ too much. Withall affirming of the birth of tongue. If _Hiero_’s right, others must be wrong.
Transcriber’s Note: Changes made to the text to correct probable printer errors are listed below. 1760s spelling remains unchanged. Greek ligatures (and mid-word ϛ) have been modernised to separate letters (and στ). Greek letters were occasionally printed reversed or upside down, probably because the typesetter wasn’t familiar with the alphabet, and this has been corrected without further note.
Page 13, “elitoris” changed to “clitoris” (the clitoris, erectors, and)
Page 17, upper case Ψ changed to ψ for consistency with the other letters in the list.
Page 21, “frem” changed to “from” (proceeding from the hind part)
Page 32, “diminition” changed to “diminution” (a diminution of the colour)
Page 33, italics added (_a circle extended_)
Page 39, “particples” changed to “participles” (with adjectives or participles)
Page 42, verb “read” added to table, under first person present absolute. The reader should also note the likelihood that the future absolute is incorrect.
Page 43, “or” changed to “for” (for as _ing_)
Page 43, “or” changed to “of” (it is the spring of life)
Page 43, “loose” changed to “lose” (as verbs lose their qualities)
Page 60, vocabulary entry “Neiighbour” changed to “Neighbour”
Page 64, “distrubution” changed to “distribution” (the distribution of Providence)