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one_o that_o have_v either_o live_v abroad_o or_o converse_v much_o with_o stranger_n especial_o the_o ingenious_a sort_n at_o home_n i_o look_v upon_o the_o former_a as_o a_o mere_a clown_n destitute_a of_o that_o delicacy_n of_o wit_n and_o discern_a faculty_n you_o shall_v find_v upon_o occasion_n in_o the_o latter_a but_o all_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v cum_fw-la grano_fw-la salis_fw-la in_o this_o supposition_n that_o you_o have_v not_o a_o soul_n of_o the_o low_a rank_n but_o one_o that_o may_v hold_v in_o the_o hierarchy_n or_o imperfect_a spirit_n a_o place_n at_o least_o of_o a_o archangel_n i_o mean_v that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o very_o low_a order_n of_o soul_n for_o let_v a_o man_n travel_v never_o so_o far_o and_o converse_v never_o so_o much_o he_o shall_v attempt_v in_o vain_a the_o attainment_n of_o that_o wit_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o innate_a imperfection_n of_o his_o understanding_n he_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o if_o then_o a_o father_n mind_n to_o 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he_o so_o likewise_o nemo_fw-la omnibus_fw-la horis_fw-la desipit_fw-la no_o man_n brain_n be_v so_o darken_a but_o that_o he_o may_v have_v on_o certain_a occasion_n some_o lucid_a interval_n we_o must_v not_o then_o judge_v a_o man_n witty_a as_o some_o short_a sight_a people_n do_v because_o of_o his_o utter_v a_o witty_a word_n or_o two_o by_o chance_n rather_o than_o by_o judgement_n it_o be_v not_o one_o or_o two_o conversation_n nor_o break_a piece_n of_o discourse_n that_o we_o be_v to_o take_v our_o measure_n by_o for_o decision_n of_o this_o nature_n but_o after_o at_o least_o some_o day_n familiar_a converse_n with_o those_o who_o reach_n and_o capacity_n we_o be_v curious_a to_o know_v we_o may_v become_v capable_a of_o make_v such_o discovery_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o second_o distinction_n of_o wit_n worthy_a our_o consideration_n some_o we_o may_v call_v universal_a wit_n other_o singular_a one_o which_o word_n i_o take_v not_o in_o the_o most_o obvious_a sense_n as_o it_o 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