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THE BEE, 
LITERARY WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, 
FOR 
Wepnespa¥, OcToBER 9. 1793. 
ON THE MOST STRIKING AND CURIOUS PHENOMENA 
OF NATURAL HISTORY. By ArcTICcUuUs. 
*« The fool says in his heart “ there is no God:” 
And none but a fool would say so. 
For the Bee. 
Me Epriror. 
"W anst the frantic Gaul glories in the name of 
Athiest, and the French senate thakes with loud ‘ap- 
plause, these flighty shallow statesmen forget a wise 
maxim of their favourite Machiavel, so strongly re- 
commended to the study of their rising generation, 
who says, 
‘¢ That whenever the religion of a state fallsinto diss 
** regard and contempt, it is impofsible for that state 
‘* to continue long.” 
| Surely, ofall the species of phrenzy and fanaticism, 
which have as yet afflicted human nature, and God 
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