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V\V, 



THE AUTHORS 



DESIRE, WITH THE MOST SINCERE RESPECT, 



TO DEDICATE THIS WORK 



TO THE 



KEY. CANON A. M. NORMAN, MA. 



D.C.L., LL.D., E.R.S., E.L.S., ETC., 



IN GRATITUDE FOR HIS UNFAILING 



KINDNESS AND ASSISTANCE 



EXTENDED TO THEM FOR MANY TEARS. 



