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 tage of the latter, then there needs not any Thing to be said further. Whether it can or no, is now to be enquired.

nce all that has been said in the Second and Third Chapters, concerning the Ethicks, Politicks, Eloquence and Poesie of the Ancient Grecians, belongs to them in their most flourishing Ages, a great Part of the Subject Matter of this Enquiry has already been dispatched. The remaining Parts of their Knowledge may be reduced to these Four Heads: Logick, Metaphysicks, Mathematicks and ''Physiology. Logick is the Art of Reasoning''; but by it Men commonly understand the Art of Disputing, and making Syllogisms; of answering an Adversary's Objections dexterously, and making such others as cannot easily be evaded; In short, of making a plausible Defence, or starting probable Objections, for or against any Thing. As this is taught in the Schools, it is certainly owing to the An-