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more or lefs cultivated, fo the profefibrs of 

 it will be more or lefs fkillful -, as at this 

 time the hofpitals at London both for 

 number and goodnefs exceed all others, at 

 Paris chirurgical operations, at Leyden, ana- 

 tomical preparations, at Oxford botanical col- 

 lections 5 tho', i fay, this may be the cafe, yet 

 i cannot think, that thofe a6t prudently, or 

 enough confult the good of themfelves, and 

 countrey, who feek for that abroad, which may 

 be had at home, and who travel to foreign uni- 

 veriities, before they have laid a fufficient 

 foundation in their own countrey. And there 

 is no doubt but that they who do fo will at 

 laft repent of their error. He, who goes 

 abroad raw, and ignorant, feldom returns more 

 learned. Whereas, he, who has fpent his time 

 well at his own univerfity, will never find rea- 

 fon to repent. Whoever has employed him- 

 felf properly in the ftudy of the arts, and fci- 

 ences will become an ufefull, and foiid man in 

 every branch of bufinefs. Whoever, before he 

 fets out to vifit regions warmed by other funs, 

 has laid the firft foundations of his ftudies in 

 his native countrey, will be moft likely to bring 

 back materials of far greater price, than we 

 ufually fee amongft the greateil part of our 



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