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under all their appearances, strikingly marked; nor is it 

 justifiable to draw conclusions respecting a part of geo- 

 logical science so important as the history of granite, 

 from a few partial appearances which may admit of 

 another explanation. The satisfaction derived from the 

 investigation of truth ought to be superior to the triumph 

 derived from affording temporary support to a favourite 

 theory. 





