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were, and weighing them, and telling them out, so that their numbers, 
forces, and powers being annually proportioned to the work he has pre- 
scribed to them, they may neither exceed his purpose nor fall short of it. 
From the picture I have drawn, and [ assure you it is not overcharged, 
you will be disposed to admit, however, the empire of insects over the 
works of creation, and to own that our prosperity, comfort, and happiness 
are intimately connected with them ; and consequently that the knowledge 
and study of them may be extremely useful and necessary to promote 
these desirable ends, since the knowledge of the cause of any evil is always 
a principal, if not an indispensable, step towards a remedy. 
I shall now bid adieu to this unpromising subject, which has so long 
occupied my pen, and I fear wearied your attention, and in my next bring 
before you a more agreeable scene, in which you will behold the benejits 
we receive by the ministry of insects, J am, &e. 
