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TO 



THE MEMORY OF 



MY FATHEE 



WHO, OF ALL MY MANY CORRESPONDENTS, WAS SURPASSED BY NONE, 

 EITHER IN HIS GENEROUS, GENIAL, AND GENUINE 



SYMPATHY WITH THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS, 

 OR IN THE SOUND, LIBERAL, AND PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS 



WHICH HE HELD AND EXPRESSED 



REGARDING THE NATURE AND EXTENT OP 



ANIMAL REASON 



