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natural to conclude, can be continued but from 

 a motive of inherent obflinacy, determined not 

 to be convincedy amidft all its dreadful confe- 

 quence. I am, however, moft earneftly in- 

 duced to hope, from an anxious and unalter- 

 able defire to improve the fubjedl and reform 

 the pracfbice, that the ancient adage oi ' Better 

 * late than never,' and due reflection, w^ill be 

 productive of a gradual reformation, parti- 

 cularly v^hen it is now univerfally known, 

 and acknowledged by every impartial obferver, 

 that the inflrudions in the former part of the 

 Directory, for management in Physic, have 

 undergone the ordeal of public inveftigation, 

 and been honoured with general approbation. 



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