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 Adjective is an abtract Word, and Abtraction is an unnatural and very painful Operation.

At firt they gave every Object a peculiar Name, without any regard to its Genus or Species, things which thee firt Intitutors of Language were in no Condition to ditinguih; and every Individual preented itelf olitary to their Minds, as it tands in the Table of Nature. If they called one Oak A, they called another Oak B: o that their Dictionary mut have been more extenive in Proportion as their Knowledge of Things was more confined. It could not but be a very difficult Tak to get rid of o diffue and embarraing a Nomenclature; as in order to marhal the everal Beings under common and generic Denominations, it was neceary to be firt acquainted with their Properties, and their Differences; to be tocked with