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remark, that the use of analogical in- and their representatives in the Greek) 
struments of combination in oral words proves an original affinity, or collateral 
(as the con, in, de, of the Latin tongue, connexion, of tribes and people. 
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af A Gonppess. Here are two characters, of which the hatchet, signifying God 
or Creator, is the’key: united to the feminine symbol. : 
ae Sister: from brother (a crook implying conjunction), and the feminine 
symbol. Here the crook is the key. 
ie For Saviour, Gops, or Soreres, two hatchets are united to two nails; the 
TF latter signifying security. 
Of these two characters, the serpent (eternity), and the tau (/ife), the tau 
Sk appears to be the key. The combined character signifying, as will be 
_anticipated, Immorrat, or Erernat Lire. 
ie Intustrriovus. It is combined of two characters, Gl splendour, and FY 
[two legs, signifying] bearing. Of this, ol appears the key. 
O Gl Day: composed of sux and splendour. fig again appears to be the key. 
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==} Benericent: composed of ~~ (a patera), bestowing, and a guitar, good. 
: $ is probably the key. 
Note.—The Platonic idea of good was music. So, in the words, give, offer, set 
up, prepare, an arm and hand, appear; and are therefore, probably, the key.— 
1,200 characters are classified under this key in the Chinese language. 
~ Ff ‘= . "ye 
a 4 Kinepom: from diadem, and 4 condition. § Condition, like our termina- 
; : tion head or hood, compo- 
Ei fy Prirestuoop: from priest, and the same sing the key. 
‘ mark of condition. 
= Tran. 
> Rire: from weeping; composed of eye and waler,—like the Chinese. 
Now, these instances, in which the combined and uncombined images appear 
to us perfectly natural, appropriate and intelligible, exhibit a. precisely similar 
process of combination to that which the Chinese language displays at this day. 
For example :— 
y A Tears: composed by water YY and eye Ff: The analogy to the 
Egyptian sign is here perfect. ‘ 
ID | D ra 
Crear, Bricur: composed of sun f =f) above a tree an: 
; Ozscure, Suapowy, Quiet: composed of a free above or before the sun. 
Of these combinations, sun is the key in the first example, and free in 
CI the last. Again :— 
XK t ConFLaGRraTiIon: composed of fire 4 and great + OF these chase 
racters; 
ay’ £ InunDATION: composed of water A) A and great £t ig halt 
v4 z GranvEur: composed of man and great. 
ALD Farmer: from A man, and field. 
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