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Excerpt from A New System, or an Analysis of Antient Mythology, Vol. 3 of 6: Wherein an Attempt Is Made to Divest Tradition of Fable; And to Reduce the Truth to Its Original Purity The history of the Deluge, as it is tnmmittad to us by Moses, may appear short and concise; yet abounds with matter: and a'nrds us a thorough insight into the most material circum stances, with which that calamity was attended. There seems to have been a great convulsion in nature, insomuch that all esh died, eight persons only being saved: and the means of their deliver vol. III. 3. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.