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mud be compared, and from this coraparifon the underftanding 

 colleds their agreement or difagreement. This progreffion takes 

 place even in propofitions called intuitive^ that is to fay, where 

 fhe truth or falfhood is perceived without tlie intervention of 

 proofs or means. Now, if ridicule were the teft of truth, the 

 perception of the ridiculous and the perception oi faljfhood would 

 be one and the fame, and would in every cafe be not fro^rejfive 

 but injiantaneous. 



But I find I have tranfgreflcd the limits ufually prefcribcd to 

 papers of this kind. I fhall therefore conclude for the prefent; 

 but may perhaps refume thefe topics at another day, and offer to 

 this fociety, as the fubjedl of a future communication, fomc 

 xefledions on Wit and Humour. 



