TLucretius Carus, Of the nature of things . foundthus wretchedly mangled in the Tranfiation, I have c^* like Method throughout this whole fForky havingusd my utmofi Diligence in comparing the Tranfiation withthe Originaly and Jljewing all along in what it differsfro?n it: infomuch that the following Annotationsy in whichis contain d a compleat Syfiem of the Epicurean Philofophy,are rather Notes ojt the original Foem of Lucretiusy than onMr, Creechs Tranfiation of it. To conclude: Tho I have fwelfd this Work to twoVolumes, yet I have made my Notes and Animadverjtonsas Jhort as I couldy

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TLucretius Carus, Of the nature of things . foundthus wretchedly mangled in the Tranfiation, I have c^* like Method throughout this whole fForky havingusd my utmofi Diligence in comparing the Tranfiation withthe Originaly and Jljewing all along in what it differsfro?n it: infomuch that the following Annotationsy in whichis contain d a compleat Syfiem of the Epicurean Philofophy,are rather Notes ojt the original Foem of Lucretiusy than onMr, Creechs Tranfiation of it. To conclude: Tho I have fwelfd this Work to twoVolumes, yet I have made my Notes and Animadverjtonsas Jhort as I couldy without omitting any thing, that 1thought mighi conduce to the ExpUcatii^n of the Senfe and Meaning The P R E F A C E. Meaning of the Poet, to the right Underftandingof the fewhifiorical and fabulous PaJJages contain d in him, ta theexplaining of the feveral Terms and Expre/Jlons that arenot known to the Generality of Readers | to the Intelligenceof any Thing that feemU difficult to underftand^ or m^ Word, to ths Ihftration of the Whole,. THE LIFE OF LUCRETIUS.

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