70 The Hiftory of Bers. 
“‘ Thus we behold the moft perfect 
* Works of Art, betraying a Meannefs, 
'« Poverty and Impotency in the Agent; 
«© but thofe of Nature plainly proving that the 
Hand that formed them, was abfolute 
Matter of the Materials it ‘wrought upon, 
' having Tools exactly fuitable to it’s whole 
Defign. Every Hair, Feather or Scale, even 
of the meaneft Infedt, appears polithed 
‘‘ and finifhed to the higheft Pitch ; and 
“< fhews the abundant Riches, Munificence, 
*¢ and Skill of it’s Maker, 
The Works of Nature then as far furpafs 
the moft perfect Works of Art, as infinite 
Wifdom and Power furpafs what are merely 
finite. In all human Operations, we fee lit- 
tle but Inequalities and Deformities. The 
Bounds of their Abilities appearing therein ; 
every Part demonftrating the Author’s Im- 
perfection : But the Works of the Creator are 
every Way perfect. . 
The Performance of the moft perfect Ar- 
tift, fet in Competition with thofe of the 
ereat Architect, are poor, mean, inelegant, 
incompleat, bungling in every Part; and in 
the whole difproportionate, irregular, de- 
formed and monftrous, 
The foregoing Remarks, I have tranf- 
dated from Mr. Bakers great Improvement 
of the Microfcope, in difcovering the fecret 
Beauties of Nature (fo highly acceptable to 
the learned . World) chiefly for the Sake of « — 
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