tdngue^ and obfcrvs the Paff ind Gravity of the Spam^ lm^ 
guage, the Harflinefs of the Gtrmm^, the Softnefi of the En- 
g/ifif y ihc Volubility of the Frsf^chi the Elegancy and 
Neatncfs of the Kalian, the Hardnefs of the Foloman, 
7. The Gcflatidn^ ataoiigft Mufitians, of that great power 
of tnoviog the AfFcftions, which he fairh bath beep above a 
th<^and years agoe, and ever fiocethat the ufe and know^ 
kdg of the K/zA^^hathceafedj iwhich alone, in the Authorii 
opinion, could perform whalioo Muficianthis dayisableto 
do^whofe Nature therefore and force he explains at large r 
fubjoyning thereto his confiderations of the Nature and Power 
iof Somdy ^s farr as it concerns this argument ^ and inferring 
from thence the far greater force .of ihofe Rytmhal Motions 
that arc conjoyned with Sound, for the raifing of affedtions t 
Obferving further 3 that thofe Motions have fo great a power, 
that even without any voice and found they can raife afFefli- 
ons more ftrongly^than any voice ororation. For the proof of 
which he alledges the ancient Pan^ommi^yvhoCc Feet andHaodr 
he makesno left eloquent than the Tongues of Orators^ wit- 
Dcd Cicero^ who ufcd to contend with Rojciu^^the Stage-player^ 
which of the two fliould moft vary the fame fentence mo(t 
manner of ways, the one by words, the other by gcftures- 
which maketh our Authorproceed fo farr,as to affirmi that if 
we employed as much labour and time in learning the PantO'^ 
mimical Art , as we do in learning a Language, we nliight pofB- 
bly come toexprcfsour mind aftd thoughts as clearly by that 
way , as now we do by the aid of a Language: Nor does he 
think, that Mankind would fufFcr any thing by it, if the peft 
and confu{ion(/Af/2 are his^omn »?W/)of fo many tongues were 
banifli't, and, in lieu of them, thisfolc Art of the Pantomimes 
wcre koownby all mankindj and men exglain'd every thing 
by figns,Dods,and gjcftures^io regard of which he thinks the 
condition of Brutes to be much better than that of men/eeing, 
they fignify without an interpreter their fenfe and thoughts 
more readily, and perhaps better, than any Men can do. 
S.Theskili of exploring the loterDal affedioos of theBody by^ 
Touch zXonty as we do perceive the External motions by the- 
Eyc.Whercaur Author cxcccdfegly commends the skill of the 
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