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what others have done who have j^one before me; I 

 only ask for the merit due, if any, for what I may add 

 to their })roductions. With these simple remarks, which 

 may serve as a key to the following, I shall proceed to 

 the work before me. And when you have had a chance 

 to see my mark, by a fair, unprejudiced perusal of this 

 work, it will be for you to judge whether or not I have 

 added anything to the stock of knowledge you already 

 possess. 



