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wilkins_n observe_v 88_o sec._n and_o swift_n mes_fw-fr p._n 88_o that_o the_o difference_n of_o character_n in_o the_o world_n be_v part_n of_o the_o general_n curse_v upon_o their_o once_a one_o tongue_n and_o from_o the_o parity_n of_o reason_n we_o may_v infer_v that_o the_o different_a method_n of_o write_v those_o character_n be_v so_o too_o the_o oriental_a language_n hebrew_n chaldaick_n samaritan_n syriack_n arabic_a persian_a coptick_n etc._n etc._n be_v write_v from_o the_o right-hand_a to_o the_o left_a only_o the_o ethiopic_a and_o armenian_n proceed_v from_o the_o left_a to_o the_o right-hand_a as_o also_o do_v all_o the_o occidental_a language_n greek_a latin_a french_a spanish_a italian_a german_n english_a sclavonick_a etc._n etc._n at_o first_o the_o greek_n write_v from_o the_o left_a to_o the_o right-hand_a and_o again_o from_o the_o right_n to_o the_o left_a forward_z and_o backward_o hence_o literas_fw-la exarare_fw-la signify_v to_o write_n a_o metaphor_n take_v 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sometime_o other_o help_n obvious_a to_o discover_v the_o sense_n of_o a_o epistle_n obscure_v by_o this_o invention_n e_o g_o you_o see_v only_o two_o letter_n fall_v in_o the_o last_o line_n of_o the_o example_n whereby_o i_o not_o only_o conclude_v that_o the_o epistle_n end_v with_o they_o but_o may_v also_o infer_v from_o the_o supposition_n of_o a_o regular_a procedure_n in_o write_v it_o that_o the_o letter_n begin_v at_o some_o of_o the_o seem_a word_n that_o compose_v those_o two_o row_v viz._n ecehmaaliy_n or_o wehertenre_o the_o reason_n be_v evident_a etc._n etc._n this_o method_n of_o secret_a writing_n be_v at_o first_o sight_n distinguishable_a from_o any_o other_o note_n note_n only_o by_o observe_v the_o equality_n in_o the_o division_n of_o its_o letter_n there_o be_v great_a variety_n of_o invention_n of_o this_o kind_n more_o easy_a to_o the_o confederate_n whereby_o they_o only_o write_v their_o secret_a intention_n in_o a_o parallelogram_n or_o other_o 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