thor to say all he could upon every article, 

 rather than all he should say* Hence arose 

 his numerous and large digressions, making 

 no inconsiderable part of his work. Hence 

 his minute description of cows, horses, 

 dogs ; of cocks, hens, and pigeons, and of 

 abundance of animals equally known to 

 every man,, woman, and child ; descrip* 

 tions that are of little or no use, and no 

 more entertaining than useful; at least 

 useful only to the bookseller, by swelling 

 the bulk, and consequently the price of 

 his book. 



3. Indeed this, the price of it, must 

 ever remain a weighty objection to many 

 readers: they cannot afford to purchase 

 eight volumes at six or seven shillings a 

 volume : ten or fifteen shillings they may 

 possibly afford for five or six smaller vo- 

 lumes, especially when they contain all 

 that is curious or useful in the far more 

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