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make the ftrongeft imprefilons on our minds, 

 and if they mould be falfe or erroneous, it 

 is almoft impoflible for us totally to eradicate 

 fuch imprefiions, but we (hall continue to enter- 

 tain thefe falle ideas during the remainder of 

 our lives. It is highly neceflary, therefore, to 

 be previoufly acquainted with the degree of re- 

 putation each writer of travels bears, for ve- 

 racity, and for a judicious relation of facts. 



CHAP. XV. 



GEOGRAPHY. 



THE world fwarms with defcriptions of 

 the world: they appear as if they fprung 

 from the earth like vegetables. There arc to 

 be found, in all languages, copious, complete, 

 abridged, fyftematic and univerfal geographies ; 

 elements, introductions, eflays and dictionaries 

 of geography , with numberlcfs other like works. 

 This fcicncc is taught in Ichools, academies, 

 imivcrfitics, &c. FrofefTors of geography travel 



the 



