. Old picture books; with other essays on bookish subjects. o the stock of the Librarie, discretionmust be used and confusion avoided, and a cours taken to dis-tinguish that which is profitable from that which is useless, andaccording to the verdict of that Societie, the usefulness of Booksfor the publick is to bee determined; yet because there is seldomanie Books wherein there is not somthing useful, and Books freelygiven are not to bee cast away, but may bee kept; therefore Iwould have a peculiar place appointed for such Books as shall beelaid aside to keep them in, and a Catalogue of their
. Old picture books; with other essays on bookish subjects. o the stock of the Librarie, discretionmust be used and confusion avoided, and a cours taken to dis-tinguish that which is profitable from that which is useless, andaccording to the verdict of that Societie, the usefulness of Booksfor the publick is to bee determined; yet because there is seldomanie Books wherein there is not somthing useful, and Books freelygiven are not to bee cast away, but may bee kept; therefore Iwould have a peculiar place appointed for such Books as shall beelaid aside to keep them in, and a Catalogue of their Titles madeAlphabetically in reference to the Autors name with a note of dis-tinction to shew the Science to which they are to bee thoughts com thus suddenly into my head, which in duetime may bee more fully described, if need bee, chiefly if, upon theground of this account, som competencie should bee found out andallowed to maintein such charges as will bee requisite towards theadvancement of the Publick good of Learning after this B- X
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