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Mercury: or the Secret and Swift Messenger
Shewing how a Man may with Privacy and Speed communicate his Thoughts to a Friend at any distance. Reprinted from the third edition (1708)
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John Wilkins
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English
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1984
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Works of the Right Reverend John Wilkins' (1708). Together with an abstract of Dr. Wilkin's 'Essay towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Languages,' a sketch of the life of the author and an account of his writings. With an introductory essay on the Universal Language Movement in England, France and Germany in the 17th and 18th century by Brigitte Asbach-Schnitker.
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Table of contents
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0 Introduction
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1. General Characterization
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2. Early Continental Developments
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3. Language Invention in England
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4. Universal Languages in France
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5. Universal Languages in Germany
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6. Notes
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7. Bibliography
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8. The Life of the Author
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9. Mercury, or the speedy and swift messenger
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10. An Abstract of Dr. Wilkins's Essay (1668)
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