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GREAT SEA-SERPENT 



discern its tail. Its greatest thickness is close to 

 the head. These observations were made very 

 clearly within these few days, amongst others, by a 

 credible, sensible man, who, with his two sons, was 

 on our island where they landed, and where the 

 Serpent, after following their boat, swam slowly by." 

 With these extracts, and without farther comment, 

 we close our account of the Great Sea- Serpent, only 

 remarking, that till favouring circumstances bring the 

 animal under the examination of Naturalists, the 

 satisfaction, which is desiderated respecting it, is 

 scarcely to be expected. 



