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to be hoped from his famous Purſe: That Purſe, it is ſaid, was never empty, and ſuch a Purſe, may be ſometime convenient; but as Money will not purchaſe Peace, it is not neceſſary for a Man to encumber himſelf with a great deal of it. Peace and Happineſs depend ſo much upon the State of a Man's own Mind, and upon the Uſe of the conſidering Cap, that it is generally his own Fault, if he is miſerable. One of theſe Caps will laſt a Man his whole Life, and is a Diſcovery of much greater Importance to the Public than the Philoſopher's Stone. Remember what was ſaid by my Brazen Head, Time is, Time was, Time is past: Now the Time is, therefore buy the Cap immediately, and make a proper Uſe of it, and be happy before the Time is paſt.

Yours Roger Bacon.
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