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Fontenelle was perhaps the only Man who confest, & felt a diminution of his intellectual powers in old age. He well knew how necessary memory is to the Understanding, & consequently to the supply of wit. [[underline]] Memory [[/underline]] collects ideas, the [[underline]] understanding [[/underline]] arranges them, & [[underline]] judgment [[/underline]] determines the propriety of their union. An extensive, & prompt memory is necessary to present to our choice, a number of Ideas for the mind to apply and use at Pleasure. In speaking of the loss of his memory late in life he said. "I am removing into another Country, & Memory is sent off before, with the heavy baggage." ---
