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were, and weighing them, and telling them out, so that their numbers, 

 forces, and powers being annually proportioned to the work he has pre- 

 scribed to them, they may neither exceed his purpose nor fall short of it. 



From the picture I have drawn, and I assure you it is not overcharged, 

 you will be disposed to admit, however, the empire of insects over the 

 works of creation, and to own that our prosperity, comfort, and happiness 

 are intimatelv connected with them ; and consequently that the knowledge 

 and study oV them may be extremely useful and necessary to promote 

 these desirable ends, since the knowledge of the cause of any evil is alw^ays 

 a principal, if not an indispensable, step towards a remedy. 



I shall now bid adieu to this unpromising subject, which has so long 

 occupied my pen, and I fear wearied your attention, and in my next bring 

 before you a more agreeable scene, in which you will behold the benefits 

 we receive by the min-'stry of insects. I am, hc> 



