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dolf, a German of great learning in the F.aftem languages, 

 and who has published .a grammar and dictionary of the 

 Geez in folio. This read with attention is more than fuf- 

 ficient to make any perfon of very moderate genius a great 

 proficient in the Ethiopic language. He has likewife written 

 a fhort efTay towards a dictionary and grammar of the Ani- 

 haric, which, confidering the very fmall help he had, fhews 

 his furprifmg talents and capacity. Much, however, re- 

 mains ftill to do ; and it is indeed fcarcely pofiible to bring 

 this to any tolerable degree of forwardnefs for want of 

 books, unlefs a man of genius, while in the country itfelf, 

 were to give his time and application to it : It is not 

 much more difficult than the former, and lefs connected 

 with the Hebrew- or Arabic, but has a more harmonious 

 pronunciation. 



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