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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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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