and deposited in books in the Egyptian temples, and which the learned supposed to be sacred characters. The characters of the first language were without doubt simple, requiring but few rules for their combination and construction; and yet must have been expressive of all the natural signs and sounds of things; for such certainly ought to be the construction of a language proposed for an universal assent; and such in my opinion is the English, whose vocables are hieroglyfic; and their meaning agreeing with the picturesque combination. These were the ancient characters, engravings, or γραμματα; and their sounds were the στοιχα, _the chief sounds_; and which we shall here proceed to explain, together with the Greek characters. Eng. Welsh. Greek. Greek names. and Roman. a, ɑ. α. Alpha, the call upon parts. b. β, ϐ. Beta, upon the beasts of the fields. c, k, q. κ. Kappa, the action upon parts. d, dd. δ. Delta, the division or race of things. e, ɛ, h, ɜ. ε, η, ϶, Η. Epsilon and Heta, the clitoris, erectors, and all the interjectory generative springs. f, ff. φ. Phi, the penis in action and generative qualities. g. γ, Γ. Gamma, the testicles, or an action about the mother. i, j. ι. Jota, the rays of the sun upon things. l, ll. λ. Lamda, things extended or place. m. μ. Mv, man’s body, and things about as surrounding man. n, ng. ν. Nv, in man, or betwixt his thighs, human will and the negatives. o. ο, ω, Ω. Omicron and Omega, the little and great circle of space, place, and motion. p. π, Ψ, ψ. Pe and Psi, the penis not in action, and animal and other dead parts. r. ϱ, ρ. Rho, the eccho or sound of animals, &c. s, ſ, z. σ, Ζ, ζ. Zigma and Zeta, sounds in general. t, T, th. τ, Θ. Tau and Theta, man’s possessions, properties, extension, &c. v, u, U, w. υ, Υ. Upsilon, the upper springs, as man’s face, &c. x, ch, wh. Ξ, ξ, χ. Chi or _χi_, animal, gutteral, and sounds of superior actions. Transcriber’s Note: This table is included as an image in the HTML version, as some of the characters in it may have more than one interpretation.