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 But what is till more cruel, as every Improvement made by the human Species erves only to remove it till further from its primitive Condition, the more we accumulate new Informations, the more we deprive ourelves of the Means of acquiring the mot important of all; and it is, in a manner, by the mere dint of tudying Man that we have lot the Power of knowing him.

We need not be very clear-ighted to perceive, that it is in thee ucceive Alterations of the human Frame we mut look out for the firt Origin of thoe Differences that ditinguih Men, who, it is univerally allowed, are naturally as equal among themelves, as were the Animals of every Species, before various Phyical Caues had introduced thoe Varieties we now oberve among ome of them. In fact, it is not poible to conceive, how thee firt changes, whatever Caues may