"FRANSACTIONS 
OF THE 
ASTATICK SOCIETY. 
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. Account of a Discovery of a modern imitation of . the 
VeEpas, with Remarks on the Genuine Works. 
By FRANCIS ELLIS, Eso. . 
In proceedifig to give an: account ‘of an ‘instance’ of literary forgery, 
orrather,.as the-object of the-autlior or authors, was certainly not literary 
distinctions of religious imposition without parallel; I shall in the first 
instance; confine myself tothe description of the writings im which it is 
contained, adding, as specimens, a few passages selected from them, 
and such remarks as are necessary for the distinct’ elucidation of the 
subject... For, as my sole object is-to shew what these writings really are; 
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