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INTRODUCTION. 



prepared in part from very rough sketches made by my 

 own hand, I think I shall have said enough to form a 

 suitable " preliminary canter " to this volume, and may 

 prepare to go up to the starting-point, and begin my race. 



N. P. O'D. 



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