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of the earth. For if the forebodings of deſolation in the book entitled Chevila are not come to paſs, and the ſeer of Sellerfield has proved as falſe a prophet as thoſe who encouraged king Ahab to go up to Ramoth-Gilead; if the north of Europe has ſtill ſtood firm upon its old foundations; and if his Imperial Majeſty did not ſend out a fleet from Vienna to take part in the American War—we are obliged to the vigilant Gnomes for our ſecurity, which is entirely owing to their unwearied labours.
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