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"I am much obliged for the perusal of the Elements of Heraldry, which I now return. I have just dipt into it so far as to be satisfied that it may afford a fund of entertainment and be applied by a State to useful purposes." – Charles Thomson letter to William Barton (June 24, 1782) |
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"Device: Emblem or Hieroglyphic, expressing some hidden mystery. These were much in use among the Egyptians, and served instead of writing; of latter times they are more used with the addition of a Motto to explain their signification, which otherwise would often be unintelligible."
– The Elements of Heraldry
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