Gravesande, Willem Jacob 's, An essay on perspective

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            Merit is undoubtedly excel-
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            lent, as evidently appears from
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            your own Works.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s29" xml:space="preserve">I ſhall likewiſe be particu-
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            lar with regard to the Manner
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            of the Offering; </s>
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            ſuaded that Flattery, or even
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            due Praiſe, which are the com-
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            mon Topicks handled in De-
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            dications, muſt needs be offen-
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            ſive to an Ingenious Perſon;
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s31" xml:space="preserve">and ſo I ſhall be ſilent on theſe
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            Heads; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s32" xml:space="preserve">and only crave your
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            Acceptance and Protection of
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            what is here offer’d by</s>
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