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be found to be made up of so many interest- 

 ing materials, that I cannot sufficiently impress 

 upon your minds the importance of its study ; 

 not merely for the sake of acquiring a knowledge 

 of the artificial divisions or classification of its 

 several parts, or the external form of animals; 

 (subordinate subjects which are in some degree 

 necessary to be understood to enable you to make 

 the proper distinctions) but for the purpose of 

 investigating most minutely, the structure and 

 economy of each animal in whos i e formation the 

 most consummate wisdom and contrivance has 

 been displayed ; their relative operations upon 

 each other ; and the important part, each in its 

 respective sphere has to perform, to fulfil the 

 useful purposes, for which, like ourselves, they 

 were first called into existence. 



In my next lecture, I shall do myself the hon- 

 our of submitting to you, my conclusive outline 

 of the Mammiferous Quadrupeds, as arranged by 

 Linnaeus, with an account of the Whale Tribes. 



