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88 in Things that will endure neither Light nor Ornament, ever rising where they should sink, and falling where they should rise.

There is a Chain of Relations in Nature, which must not be broken, nor twisted with any other String: The whole World of Being, the Qualities, Properties, Accidents and Affections of Things are distributed into proper Classes, as they are compatible or inconsistent with one another. Propriety of Thought therefore must arise from a competent Knowledge of the Nature and Decency of Things; in being acquainted with what is capable of being said, and Rh