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any humdrum Reflections on the generalConflagration, or any vague Suppositionsof the expectec Comet’s meeting theEarth on the i~chof Maj’ which wa-never surmised by Dr. Halley , and insert-ed by Mr. Martin in his Cometarium, forno other purpose that I can conceive than>to create a larger demand, many peoplesearching eagerly after any thing strange.or uncommon.

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