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power to the increase and perfection of knowledge,. 

 Let ws put on the disposition of Seneca, who expresses 

 himself on this subject with his usual eloquence. "I 

 hold in great veneration,'* says he, (< the inventions of 

 the wise, and the inventors themselves. This is an in- 

 heritance, which every one may and ought to lay claim 

 to. To me they have been transmitted ; for me they have 

 been found out. But let us in this, continues he, act 

 like good managers ; let us improve what we have 

 received, and Convey this heritage to our descendents> 

 in better condition than it came to us. Much remain! 

 for us to do ; much will remain for those, who como 

 after us. A thousand years hence, there will still be 

 occasion, and still opportunity, too add something to 

 the common stock. But had every thing been found 

 out by the ancients, there would still this remain to 

 be done a-new, to put their intentions into use, and 

 make their knowledge ours." 



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