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inteilines. But to purfue this vein of irony 

 no farther, and come to the fubjed in difcuf- 

 fion, let it be obferved that, from the begin- 

 ing of this clafs, we have had occafion to 

 ENLARGE fo much upon the acrimony ^ vif- 

 cidity, putridity and tenacity of the bloody un- 

 der the feparate articles of hidebound, sur- 

 feit, and MANGE, it is but natural to con- 

 clude the intelligent reader is by this time 

 enabled to form a competent judgment of 

 its circulation, qualities, difpolitions, and 

 effedls : from rules fo clear and explanatory, 

 the fyftem is abfolutely reduced to the moft 

 minute demonftration, and cannot poffibly be 

 mifunderftood. 



Every reader being by thefe m^eans put into 

 poffeffion of fuch reafons as may tend to form 

 his own opinion, perhaps it may be the moft 

 prudent to fay nothing peremptorily decifive 

 upon the matter, but introduce my opinion, 

 leaving each obferver open to an exertion of 

 his own judgment, to which of the three 

 preceding diftempers this is allied ; or v/hether 

 it bears the leaft fimilitude to the feverity of 

 the whole. It would be a verj^ indifferent 

 compliment to the patience of die enlightened 



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