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her illustrious offspring, conveys with rapid transit her inventions and 
her produce to the remotest lands, well can she estimate the value of 
an union of men whose labours can but tend to cement the bonds of 
general peace. In such a body the British representatives would, we 
trust, form no inconspicuous band; and with minds strengthened by 
the infusion of fresh knowledge, they would, on re-assembling for our 
own national ends, the better sustain the permanent and successful 
career of the British Association. 
