Adamic Magic, or the Antiquity of Magic

Dedication

I have a better Confidence in your Opinion of me, than to feel I must tell you, I love you: and for my present Boldness, you must thank yourself, for you taught me this Familiarity. I here trouble you with a short Discourse A formal written treatment or essay on a specific subject., the scraps original: "Brokage"; literally the business of a broker, but here used metaphorically to mean the gathered fragments or secondhand leftovers of his previous work. and weak Remembrances of my former, and more complete studies; It is no labored Work original: "labour'd Peece"; a formal, highly polished academic or literary composition., and indeed no fit Gift, but I beg your Acceptance as if it were a Warning original: "Caveat"; a cautionary note or legal warning., so that you may see what unprofitable Friendships original: "Affections"; in this context, the social and emotional bonds the recipient has "invested" in by befriending the author. you have Purchased. I propose it not for your Instruction, for Nature has already admitted you to her School, and I would make you my Judge, not