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wings. I do not know whether he be of celestial origin, 

 but opine it will not be well to 'wake' him, according to 

 the religious custom of mourning the dead, or glorifying 

 their manes, so immemorially adopted by that strange and 

 ancient people who cling with such reverence, in life or 

 death, to the symbol of their faith the Cross." 



Dragon-flies may be divided into three different genera, 

 viz.: 



