T favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Perſons of the firſt diſtinƈtion,<! Hyphenated as “diſtinc-tion” in the original source and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ſeveral new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfeƈtion;<! Hyphenated as “Perfec-tion” in the original source and diſtinguiſh it from others ; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public.
b) The physical human body seen as distinct from the mind, character etc.
The Captain, inclining his military person, sat sideways to be closer and kinder [...].
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