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# Title: A Defence Of The Essay Of Human Understanding, Written by Mr. Lock (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 3; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 3)
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cite them. This then, havine no parti-
cular Relation to the Onestion in dilpute,
requires no antiver here; but that the
Remarker mar not think hehas entansled
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Cales: Hon comes it, That erten Objects
Or Occations, Fxcite these Ideas in Chil-
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in their minds Detore; but consider them
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knomn to them: But wtien Ideas are Ex-
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