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PREFACE. 



of a great artist, what we ask of the copyist is, that he will 

 reproduce every effect of light and shade with the severest accuracy; 

 and, in the translation of a noble work from one language to another, 

 the public have a right to demand the same exact adherence to the 

 original. They want to see as much of the author as they can, and 

 as little as may be of the translator. 



The present version is from the eighth edition of " L'Oiseau," and 

 is adorned with all the original Illustrations. 



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