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112 as tho' he had been a King who had made his People happy.

Englih read with the highet Satisfaction, and tranlated into their Tongue, the Elogium of Sir Iaac Newton, which Mr. de Fontenelle, poke in the Academy of Sciences. Mr. de Fontenelle preides as Judge over Philoophers; and the Englih expected his Deciion, as a olemn Declaration of the Superiority of the Englih Philoophy over that of the French. But when 'twas found that this Gentleman had compar'd Des Cartes to Sir Iaac, the whole Royal Society in London roe up in Arms. So far from acquiecing with Mr. Fontenelle's Judgment, they criticis'd his Dicoure. And, even everal (who however were not the ablet Philoophers in that Body) were offended at the Comparion; and for no other reaon but becaue Des Cartes was a Frenchman. mut be confes'd that thee two great Men differ'd very much in Conduct, in Fortune, and in Philoophy.

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