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may be classed and distributed according to the 

 degree of exactness with which we compare them 

 with works of art; thirdly, that the 7nechanical 

 parts of our frame, or those in which this compa- 

 rison is most complete, although constituting, pro- 

 bably, the coarsest portions of nature's workman- 

 ship, are the most proper to be alleged as proofs 

 and specimens of design. 



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