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their share to it, although of paramount interest, in- 

 finitely greater than that which attaches to the eco- 

 nomy of the whole of the rest of the group combined, it 

 will not, I trust, be considered that I terminate abruptly, 

 in drawing here to a close. 



The close of the work concurs with the termination 

 of the history of its crowning marvel ; and I take leave 

 of my readers, with a reiteration of the hope that it 

 may stimulate them to undertake a study, wherein, each 

 step of their progress, expands the delightful contem- 

 plation of the manifestations of the predominance of a 

 vast design, emanating from the paternal benevolence 

 of an august, supreme, and wisely superintending Pro- 

 vidence. 



" To-morrow to fresh woods and pastures new." — Milton. 



