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  complete, 
  should 
  my 
  labors 
  contribute 
  in 
  any 
  degree 
  to 
  

   their 
  knowledge 
  or 
  prosperity. 
  

  

  Of 
  the 
  mechanical 
  execution 
  of 
  the 
  work, 
  it 
  is 
  scarcely 
  

   necessary 
  to 
  speak. 
  The 
  neat 
  typography 
  of 
  Collins 
  

   needs 
  no 
  commendation; 
  and 
  the 
  chromo-lithographs 
  of 
  

   Rosenthal 
  exhibit 
  in 
  a 
  most 
  creditable 
  manner 
  the 
  pro- 
  

   gress 
  of 
  this 
  art 
  in 
  our 
  country, 
  and 
  give 
  examples 
  of 
  a 
  

   style 
  of 
  illustration 
  for 
  works 
  of 
  this 
  character, 
  which 
  

   has 
  not 
  yet 
  been 
  surpassed. 
  

  

  