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branded with Infamy, under a Pretence of Ins 
attaching himfelf to the (lady of the Magick 
Art., Indeed, numberlefs were the Obftacles to 
the Refurre&ion of Learning ; a dark Igno¬ 
rance, a blind Infatuation, an obfcinate Preju¬ 
dice : Yet fo hard a Matter is it to fetter the 
human Mind, that it rofe fuperior to all Diffi¬ 
culties. Literature is once more recovered 
from its long Swoon, and now fhines in its 
priftine Luftre't Nay, there are in thefe our 
happy Times many Things generally known, 
of which the Ancients had not the lead No¬ 
tion ; and many others by them only gueffed 
at, or known in Theory, which we have re¬ 
duced to a mathematical Certainty. 
Nothing can conduce more to preferve the 
Learning which this latter Age abounds with, 
than having Repolitories in every Nation to 
contain its Antiquities, fuch as is the Mufeum 
of Britain: But, in order more effectually to 
prevent our falling back again into a State of 
Ignorance and Barbarifm, it were to be wiffied 
that the Plan of it were enlarged, that the 
Buildings w 7 ere more extenlive, and* that a 
Fund were eftablifhed, fufficient to anfwer the 
Purpofe of encouraging ingenious Men in eve¬ 
ry ufeful Art, in every Science ; and I know' 
of nothing that can be done that will tend more 
to the Honour of our Country, when it ffiall 
pleafe God to give us the Bleffing of Peace, 
than to have fuch a large Fund appropriated 
for the Encouragement of Ingenuity and 
A 2 Learning. 
