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Never would such imaginary divisions have been
made, never would they have been of any use
when made but as and indeed never could they
have been made but by the assistance of numbers.

Origination of Numbers
Man looking first a one man then at a crowd of men
was not contented with the testimony which his
eyes gave him of the multitude.

man had omission to

He might have told his companions he saw many
men, a great many men, a multitude of men
an amazing multitude of men. but these expression
carry but a very uncertain Idea of the number,
for this purpose at that time of day such expression
might be sufficient. but as men were civilized
when more accurate Idea were necessary these
expressions could not suffice.

Various are the reasons a man might have to
express the Ideas of different numbers of things to his
companions yet, a half a dozen men half a dozen trees& they
could not at any time bring into view to shew them, if they
had the idea of them therewith they could not
make it known to their organisms, yet some similarthings
which may be there are which they either
always did or always could carry about with them

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	135	Main Headings
Folio number	042	Info in main headings field	prefat.
Image	002	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f21 / f22 / f23 / f24
Penner	sir samuel bentham	Watermarks	[[watermarks::[gr with crown] [pro patria motif]]]
Marginals	sir samuel bentham	Paper Producer
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