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Ties. — The number of words appear to be infinite ; — made comprelienfible in our 

 memories, by the three great Arts of Language, Derivation, Compoiition, and Flec- 

 tion. — Of Syntax, and the neceffity of it. — Conclufion, that Language is the oreat- 



Cft of all Arts.— Objeaion arifwered. That children learn to fpeak without Art. 



Speech, though a moft common ihing, is very wonderful : — An account given how 

 it is learned;— of fo diffimlt invention, that it would have been a miracle, if Peter 

 the Wild Boy had fpoken when he was firft caught, or if the Ourang Outang could 

 fpeak. — Ocjedion anfwered, to the Ourang Outang's being a Man, That he is the 

 only Man, that has been found, who could not fpeak. — General obfervations upon 

 the invention of Language. Pase 1 04 



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The Queftion here to be conlldered, is. In what country or countries was a Language 

 of Art mveiited ? — Language not invented by every Nation that fpeaks it. — This 

 proved by the examples of the Goths, the Laplanders, and the Greenlanders.— As 

 Language is the mofi Antient Art among Men, it mufb have been Invented by a very 

 Antient Civilii'ed Nation. — Men muft have been alibciated, and hved upon the natu- 

 ral fruits of the Earth, before Language or any other Art could have been invented. 



A regular Polity neceflary for that purpofe, and a clafs of Men fet apart for it. 



Laftly, Genius«nd Natural Parts required — The EgT,-ptian Nation, is that in which 

 all the requilites above mentioned for the invention cf ArtSj concur, p. 128 



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The Egyptian nation undoubtedly a verj- antient civilifed nation — None can pretend to 

 be fo antient, except the Indian. — A regular Government among the Egyptians in 



the moft antient times. — ^This attefted by Mofes No other regular Government 



then known. — Of the wonderful number of K.;ngs there according to Herodotus and 

 Diodorus biculu;., iroru JSkncs the hrlt human King, down to Amahs. — Of the num- 

 ber of years theie Kings reignt:d. — The antient hiftory of E^ypt a matter of curofity, 

 as well as the an lent hitlory of Greece — liotti to be conlldered as part of the hif- 

 tory of Man. — The fecond thing required, of a country where language was to be in- 

 vented, is that it ihould be abunu.uit of the natural fruits of the earth.— This the 

 cafe of Egypt. — The third thing rt-quired, is a regular government fitted for the in- 

 Tention and cuhivation of arts.— This alfo in Egypt.— The /.;/? thing required, in a 

 country fit for the invention of language, is that the people fhould have good natural 

 parts. — ^This alfo the cafe of the Egyptians, as is proved by the aiathority of facred 

 and profane writers. P. n2 



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