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of sciences, and 

 of arts of every 

 kind ; the rules 

 for the founda- 

 tion of towns, 

 and the build- 

 ing of temples, 

 the principles of 

 laws, and geo- 

 metry, the sow- 

 ing of seeds, 

 and the harvest ; 

 in one word, it 

 gave to men all 

 that conduced 

 to the enjoy- 

 ment of life. 

 Since that time 

 nothing excel- 

 lent has been 

 invented. At 

 the time of sun- 

 set, this monster 

 Cannes threw it- 

 self into the sea, 

 and passed the 

 night beneath 

 the waves, for it 

 wasamphibious. 

 Rewrote a book 

 upon the begin- 

 ningof all things, 

 and of Civilisation, which he left to mankind. 



