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| PHYSICAL axp LITERARY. 95 
«6 tricate, that there appears not a better way 
to come at the truth, than, neglecting the 
arguments on both fides, to apply dire@ly 
** to facts for a folution, as one would do up- 
‘© on a point newly ftarted.” With this pom- 
pous introduction, or preamble, is ufhered 
in a new project fora treaty of peace amonett 
the Engli/h, French, and German philofophers. 
No mention is made of the Italians, the 
Dutch, and others, tho’ they were pretty 
_ deeply engaged in the quarrel. The reafon 
fe which omiffion may poflibly be this, that 
: th - philofophers in Italy, Holland and elfe- 
_ where, chufe ratherto preferve the appear- 
+ ance of neutrality, and at as mediators. 
_ A preliminary article being firft fettled, name- 
_ ly, to confider the feveral pretenfions of the 
q contending powers, as fo many points newly 
_ fiarted, and that without any regard to their 
_ refpective memorials ; there arofe a neceflity 
- jn the next place, in order to render the ne- 
_ gotiation the more confiftent with itfelf, for 
| flarting new facts likewife, or at leaft of new- 
“modelling the old ones. The method in 
which the whole affair hath been conduct- 
"ed, and the jarring and oppofite interefts ad- 
jotted, will beft appear by an inftance or 
bic two. 
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