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ations of more zealous support, and more frequent 

 contribution — and they would here remark, that 

 all within the circle of your Society, who have 

 had the benefit of a liberal education, should 

 consider that a connexion with it involves an 

 obligation to contribute to its literary and philo- 

 sophical instruction; an obligation, not indeed 

 directly specified in its laws and regulations, nor 

 enjoined by any absolute engagement, but im- 

 plied in the nature and constitution of the Society 

 itself; and if it be desirable that your Society 

 should maintain a respectable degree of vigour 

 and animation, or steadily pursue a career of 

 progressive improvement, it must be accomplished 

 by the exertions of the Members themselves, and 

 more especially of those who have hitherto with- 

 held, or neglected to bring forward such literary 

 or philosophical communications as it was in their 

 power to contribute. 



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