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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. -

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  4. vere pleas d 10 Accept of the Parronage of this Work:
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  6. attends most Dedicators, of Inventine the Vertues thoy
  7. Celebrate.
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  9. avay al Possibility of Flattery, vet beine convinced that
  10. mhatever I ean say, falls sort of Tour Merit: P Blust as
  11. much at my lncapacity of givine Pou Tour just Due, as lsonld
  12. at ascribine more than he deserved, to another.
  13. Pour Farly TearS, CTR F AF STR; Ber d Tour Suill and
  14. Conduet in Arms, as vell as the Greaness of Pour Ciouraée
  15. and Love for Glory, and trois an uncommon Llappiness Tour
  16. Bravery mas more than once blest with, by Tour onon P’ersonal
  17. Valour 10 save Tour Royal Brother, Rontthe Pnemies Troops,
  18. and chanee the l’ate ofibe Batrel.
  19. Afier ihis, Wben Pour Lappy Alliance mith Tour oyal
  20. Conlort, Our present Crracions and MTost Fxcellent OU EEN,
  21. bad made Pou durs, tho Tou vere alvays ready to offer Tour
  22. Seif t0 Commana Our Armies or our Fleers, ver when me de
  23. nyd our Selves the Flappiness of Tour Conquerine for us
  24. Abroad, Ton set Tour Self to ster us un Illustrions l’nample
  25. ofrirtue and Goodness at Ilome; and prov d Pour Self tobe
  26. as much abore Pride and Revense here, as Ton vouldhave
  27. been withont F’ear or Surprize there.
  28. Great within Pour Selves Alone, Tour Royal Consore
  29. ond Vour Sclt, lihe the best of the OIa Roman Crenerals and
  30. Consuls, livd Rerired indeed, but neither unactively nor un
  31. usefully:

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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. - . Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/806933011:0011?run=74