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 have produced them, could have altered, all at once and in the ame manner, all the Individuals of the Species. It eems obvious, that while ome improved or impaired their Condition, or acquired divers good or bad Qualities not inherent in their Nature, the ret continued a longer time in their primitive Poture; and uch was among Men the firt Source of Inequality, which it is much eaier thus to point out in general, than to trace back with Preciion to its true Caues.

Let not then my Readers imagine, that I dare flatter myelf with having een what I think is o difficult to dicover. I have opened ome Arguments; I have riked ome Conjectures; but not o much from any Hopes of being able to olve the Quetion, as with a View of throwing upon it ome light, and giving a true State of it. Others may with great Facility penetrate further in the ame Road,