He Warns The Heads Of Parties Against

Mathematical Knowledge Adds A Manly Vigour To The Mind, Frees It From Prejudice, Credulity, And Superstition.

The Mathematics Are Friends To Religion, Inasmuch As They Charm The Passions, Restrain The Impetuosity Of The Imagination, And Purge The Mind From Error And Prejudice. Vice Is Error, Confusion, And False Reasoning; And All Truth Is More Or Less Opposite To It. Besides, Mathematical Studies May Serve For A Pleasant Entertainment For Those Hours Which Young Men Are Apt To Throw Away Upon Their Vices; The Delightfulness Of Them Being Such As To Make Solitude Not Only Easy, But Desirable.

To Bliss Unknown By Lofty Soul Aspires, My Lot Unequal To My Vast Desires.

What I Have Said May Serve To Recommend Mathematics For Acquiring A Vigorous Constitution Of Mind; For Which Purpose They Are As Useful As Exercise Is For Procuring Health And Strength To The Body.

The First Care In Building Of Cities, Is To Make Them Airy And Well Perflated; Infectious Distempers Must Necessarily Be Propagated Amongst Mankind Living Close Together.