A supplement to the Athenian oracle : being a collection of the remaining questions and answers in the old Athenian mercuries intermixt with many cases in divinity, history, philosophy, mathematicks, love, poetry, never before publish'd. To which is prefix'd the history of the Athenian Society, and an essay upon learning / [by J. Dunton?] By a member of the Athenian Society.

  • John Dunton
Date:
1710
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Credit: A supplement to the Athenian oracle : being a collection of the remaining questions and answers in the old Athenian mercuries intermixt with many cases in divinity, history, philosophy, mathematicks, love, poetry, never before publish'd. To which is prefix'd the history of the Athenian Society, and an essay upon learning / [by J. Dunton?] By a member of the Athenian Society. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in any. other Language with’ that..Foree and Beauty they have “in ‘their own)’ fhall ‘be /valuw’d by the Ingenious: Cri- ticifms ‘will itill bé- pleating, tho'a thouland times repeated 5 and to. be a Critick, twill ‘be niecetfary Original of thofe Books'which teach them to be fo. Etymo- logys\of Words, and ‘Ferms of Art will require fome Skillin Languages) yc.) Nay, this - ‘Athenian: Oracle will rather ‘con- tribute. to that’; for the na- ture of many Men. (efpecially thofe who are curious)’ is, to defire to fee the Author it felf from whence fuch admirable things:are drawn ;owhich will eblige them.to. ftudy Langua- Philofophy*of ‘the Grecians! in’: to Latin, for fear it fhould'make: Learning, or ‘at leaft its’ Pro» this cannot: be fuppos’d» ‘to weigh‘at allwith the prefent Athenian Society, who have-un: dertaken a Province ‘of more general Good, and carry’d “it - on. with) noi lefs’ Force and Wit. ateadktis °< rah @o8 » Heres] muft not. forget’ that Defign affords to anyxTrow: of,..appearing» ridiculous; by asking. Queftions,; may. caufe | ges, to.be able to underitand. feveral Perfonsto Jabour® uns them. .So that that: fortof der, who now have Opportu- Learning:is.in no fear, of be- | nitys.of ybeing refolv’d in‘any _angdoft, {ince now,.it may be, Queftion, without knowing the fome Hundreds may be exci- Informer... i ft. i> ted to it, who otherwife-had |, To sinlarge upon this would. never thought on it. »’ be fuperfluous, fince: €very .¢ But, I cannot imagine why Man, who isattetted with any a/Man-may not be Mafter of fuch Trouble, will find how asi much Senfe, tho he under- | much Eafe Advice will afford ftandsnever a wordof Latin, him, efpecially when he hasit as if i he, was perfe& .in the | withodt difcovering himfelf; to darkelt places of Perfiws; nor | be griev’d. It mutt ftop.many 4afhis.Senfe can be thus im-|adefperate Hand, which un- proy’d, can he come: under; naturally elfe might attempt the Contempt of Illiterate.| upon the Breaft, foolifhly imat But, to fatisfy thefe, Sparks,} gining,, that. an end) of» this. who are for.the keeping’ the| Life would. put: a Period to .World;in Ignorance, Jet-them | their Sorrows, when’ it,only not: be fo uneafy; for I dare| adds. an infinite, Increafe- 'to engage there will -dtill be Fools} them, ‘Methinks there is fome- and Blockheads enough» for} thing divinely mysterious in them, who will not-emake! ufe | this; that.a Man’ can confult of. this Advantage. {fo many. able Heads -on his Someof the Roman Pedants | private Diftra€tions,, and yet -found the fame fault with cz | that they fhould:ftill remain.a cero’s Defign, in tranflating the | Secrets .Nay, they, who pro- wf pole