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1822 Jany 21

Codification Offer

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? 5 Admission Universal

Vain /Unavailing/ in any country whatsoever would be the plea /excuse/ of him who should say © To what use publish /make public/ any such invitation? by no one will it be accepted. Vain indeed: for in neither case will the invitation be void of /without its/ use. If accepted by any one then, by the supposition it has its use. /is followed by use./ If not accepted by any one, the constituted legislators have done their part, and the glory of this /so transcendent magnaminous and conspicuous an/ act of self denial and self©sacrifice is their reward. If accepted by any, let the degree of inaptitude manifested by the best of them be ever so flagrant, /flagrant © suppose for argument sake that there is not in any one of them so much as a single point of useful information visible ©/ still will they not be without their use. The more conspicuous the comparative inaptitude of the unofficial Draughtsman the more conspicuous /illustrious whatever may be the amount /[...?]/ /degree/ of it/ is the comparative aptitude of the official draughtsman: by the contrast whatsoever may be the merit of his work, by the contrast it is placed in the most advantageous light possible.