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Curious Account Of The Dump Philosopher.

paration could be , to ' produce such wonderful effeCts . I , therefore , thought with Ovid , causa laid vis est noiisfima ; and leaving it on the tabic , was Jed , by curiosity , to one ofthe repositories , filled with manuscripts and papers-, where , casting my eves upon the title of a . drawer , called allegorical papers , a sort of writing , which ,, of all others , I-think the most entertaining' , as well as instructive , * I ' took out-the first I- laid my hand upon , and found it to be entitled , ' A Description ;

of the Empire of Pathiii-. ' - The title'of this manuscript raised my curiosity to read-it ; and I immediately sat down iu an . easy chair for that . -purpose . I found it written in the hi gh German tongue , r . ml before 1 had- react a single page , I had reason to believe niy friend was the author of it . Before !• had gone through it , he came-in' very ' gay , ' after , his nap , and , seeing how-1 was employed , . hid ^ rne put the manuscript jfr my pocket , and : read it at my leisure , and desired hie , at present ; to ' go down

with him into one ofthe alcoves of the garden , to .. partake of a concert of music . In that instant , seeing his little thermometer on the table ., he smiled , and , telling me he perceived 1 had-hot been idle , asked me what I thought of it ? I readilv embraced , this opportunity to confess my ignorance , as well as wonder , and fo . He ; ire some information from him , to dispel them-both . He ' complied with " my request , •¦ without hesitationand immediately me the'following - accountof'ir :

, gave , 1 This little thermometer , ' said lie , 'is one of the . -most curious pieces art ever produced : yon see , bythe label , to whom lam indebted for it , and it is , probably , the invention of that great , philosopher . It may very properly be called , the ' -touchstone of " sound- reason , \ a metal , which , - in these tatter times , We find very ' muehy'debased , and , without the help " of ' sucti ' a "touchstone , not easy to-seta true value

upon' : but tlie author has dignified it with the significant name of the I . nteileCluaI : . T he , rrnomete ' i , _ bt Weatherglass : of the Understanding , which is the meaiiitig of ' . tlre golden . Arabic characters , inlaid ; ircfh ' e arch overtiie tube ; -aiid His reason , I ' presume , was , because itdispliy . s tlie ' different degrees pf' ^ ifs' ^^ V ^ V ' cdl ^' wiitli the utmost accuracy . ' I-Ietheii ' tolcl me . the ; jnea ' m several degrees olf that' . ri ' eat ; p , f cpja ^ feacli '" stibdivid'edi-intB ( our qh ? ' - ; tcrs , and were . 'in th . e fliliow-ii ' ig ^ rd'dr .: ; '"' ;• ]' , 'T \ . "" ' '' . '"_ , ; ,, "'

- •' : yy . ' . ' ¦ * : . " . > -r - .. - . y . .. y \ ¦¦; : > y . Phr . em $ i ¦¦ ; . % : ; - 7 :.. ' j . . . V I . S . " ;¦ -. . +. —; -ii- _—i .,... . ; .. y ^ . yyf . y - - E . vtr ( t * daganci .- . ' : ¦ ¦ ' ¦;<¦> . 'i 4 , ' - . - : ¦ ' - ' , ¦ ¦ i ' ¦¦ ¦ ¦ M- ' - ' ' - - : yyyiPire :-y ' - ; . - ' . y' - ' - i ;;' i- <¦' -.- , ' < y -,- ' . ' ¦' .-y ' -. . ' .. >' " ii' -..--i .-i- | . ¦ ¦ Sprighllinas . i h ( . l :- " - ~ .. 'r . ' nii

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LONDON: Article 3
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PRICES OF BINDING PER VOUME. Article 4
DESCRIPTION OF EGYPT: WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE EXPEDITION OF BUONAPARTE; Article 5
Untitled Article 7
AN HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE KINGDOM OF IRELAND. Article 17
CURIOUS ACCOUNT OF THE DUMP PHILOSOPHER. Article 19
OPTIMISM, A DREAM. Article 25
INTERVIEW OF CAPTAIN VANCOUVER WITH THE CHIEFS OF NOOTKA SOUND. Article 27
THE FATE OF MEN OF GENIUS Article 29
THE LIFE OF BISHOP WARBURTON. Article 30
DURING THE CONFINEMENT OF LOUIS XVI. KING OF FRANCE. Article 32
EDMUND BURKE. Article 35
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SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 40
DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND OF MAOUNA. Article 44
BARBAROUS ATTACK OF THE NATIVES. Article 45
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 49
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 54
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Curious Account Of The Dump Philosopher.

paration could be , to ' produce such wonderful effeCts . I , therefore , thought with Ovid , causa laid vis est noiisfima ; and leaving it on the tabic , was Jed , by curiosity , to one ofthe repositories , filled with manuscripts and papers-, where , casting my eves upon the title of a . drawer , called allegorical papers , a sort of writing , which ,, of all others , I-think the most entertaining' , as well as instructive , * I ' took out-the first I- laid my hand upon , and found it to be entitled , ' A Description ;

of the Empire of Pathiii-. ' - The title'of this manuscript raised my curiosity to read-it ; and I immediately sat down iu an . easy chair for that . -purpose . I found it written in the hi gh German tongue , r . ml before 1 had- react a single page , I had reason to believe niy friend was the author of it . Before !• had gone through it , he came-in' very ' gay , ' after , his nap , and , seeing how-1 was employed , . hid ^ rne put the manuscript jfr my pocket , and : read it at my leisure , and desired hie , at present ; to ' go down

with him into one ofthe alcoves of the garden , to .. partake of a concert of music . In that instant , seeing his little thermometer on the table ., he smiled , and , telling me he perceived 1 had-hot been idle , asked me what I thought of it ? I readilv embraced , this opportunity to confess my ignorance , as well as wonder , and fo . He ; ire some information from him , to dispel them-both . He ' complied with " my request , •¦ without hesitationand immediately me the'following - accountof'ir :

, gave , 1 This little thermometer , ' said lie , 'is one of the . -most curious pieces art ever produced : yon see , bythe label , to whom lam indebted for it , and it is , probably , the invention of that great , philosopher . It may very properly be called , the ' -touchstone of " sound- reason , \ a metal , which , - in these tatter times , We find very ' muehy'debased , and , without the help " of ' sucti ' a "touchstone , not easy to-seta true value

upon' : but tlie author has dignified it with the significant name of the I . nteileCluaI : . T he , rrnomete ' i , _ bt Weatherglass : of the Understanding , which is the meaiiitig of ' . tlre golden . Arabic characters , inlaid ; ircfh ' e arch overtiie tube ; -aiid His reason , I ' presume , was , because itdispliy . s tlie ' different degrees pf' ^ ifs' ^^ V ^ V ' cdl ^' wiitli the utmost accuracy . ' I-Ietheii ' tolcl me . the ; jnea ' m several degrees olf that' . ri ' eat ; p , f cpja ^ feacli '" stibdivid'edi-intB ( our qh ? ' - ; tcrs , and were . 'in th . e fliliow-ii ' ig ^ rd'dr .: ; '"' ;• ]' , 'T \ . "" ' '' . '"_ , ; ,, "'

- •' : yy . ' . ' ¦ * : . " . > -r - .. - . y . .. y \ ¦¦; : > y . Phr . em $ i ¦¦ ; . % : ; - 7 :.. ' j . . . V I . S . " ;¦ -. . +. —; -ii- _—i .,... . ; .. y ^ . yyf . y - - E . vtr ( t * daganci .- . ' : ¦ ¦ ' ¦;<¦> . 'i 4 , ' - . - : ¦ ' - ' , ¦ ¦ i ' ¦¦ ¦ ¦ M- ' - ' ' - - : yyyiPire :-y ' - ; . - ' . y' - ' - i ;;' i- <¦' -.- , ' < y -,- ' . ' ¦' .-y ' -. . ' .. >' " ii' -..--i .-i- | . ¦ ¦ Sprighllinas . i h ( . l :- " - ~ .. 'r . ' nii

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