316 ON A NATURAL SYSTEM, &e. 



carried into execution afterwards upon the fame 

 model in the modern languages, as far as their pe- 

 culiar genius and conltruclion will admit. In this 

 manner, the language of chemiflry will become 

 every where uniform ami conlillent, and confi- 

 dcrable advantage will be derived not from the 

 reading only of foreign publications, but the 

 facility alfo with which they can b: tranflated. 

 1 have fccn an excellent ellay of Monf.de Mor- 

 vcau on the reform of the L'rcnch names', and 

 I am not a little flattered by the agieeincnt I 

 find between many of the alterations he pro- 

 poles and thofc that 1 have oilcrcd on that lub- 

 jecl. From this, perhaps, we rnuy venture to hope, 

 that by making it an object of further atten- 

 tion on bo:h iides, the difference* yet iubiiiting 

 may be removed, to the great benetit ot luencc; 

 and to the permanent cltablilhing and advance- 

 mcnt of which all our views mould be dirccled. 



* Diary of Monf, Rokirr. 



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