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his assertions, particularly as the subject is more suitable to the scien- 

 tific than to the general reader,, and they will doubtless form their opi- 

 nion by a perusal of the book itself; and we must acknowledge, that 

 seldom have we seen so bold an attempt to overturn established and 

 familiar theories as that which Mr. O'Brien has undertaken in the 

 work before us, every position in the book being directly in the 

 teeth, or rather correction of the errors of the old school notions of 

 mythology and ancient history. 



