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structures we meet with in living beings, as 

 that which has been deduced from the con- 

 sideration of the works of nature in se- 

 neral, by the most intelligent and best in- 

 formed men. That what we understand, 

 seems excellent in a deo-ree far exceeding 

 our ordinary conceptions, yet appearing 

 more and more so in proportion as it is 

 minutely examined and attentively consi- 

 dered ; and that we understand so much of 

 the works of nature, as to warrant us in 

 concluding, that we can only cease to ad- 

 mire, when we fail to understand. 



