DEDICATION

DEDICATION.

Therefore, if I include you as well, MOST ILLUSTRIOUS MEN, among the number of these—the greatest men of all ages—I believe I will bring a distinguished luster to the rank of the wise and take nothing away from your own dignity. At the same time, I am confident that this little book original: "libellum." Authors in this period often used this diminutive term as a sign of intellectual humility when presenting their work to high-ranking officials. which I offer will not be entirely foreign to the grand honors which you hold.

As for what remains, I pray to God that He may decree that happiness be constant and perpetual FOR YOU AND YOURS, and that He may preserve you safe and unharmed for as long as possible for the great King of Prussia original: "Borussiae regi." This refers to Frederick I, who had been crowned the first King in Prussia in 1701, only a year before this text was published., for all those who depend upon his will, and especially for the cultivators of learning and wisdom.

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