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while it teaches us the ufes and proper- 

 ties of furrounding and diftant obje&s, 

 aiid their application to the neceflities 

 and conveniencies of humanity, natu- 

 rally tends to infpire the mind, with 

 fentiments of gratitude to their bene- 

 ficent Creator. 



In the following Letter I propofe to 

 give you a defcription of the Animals 

 inhabiting the country of Guiana, and 

 jointly fharing, with the Human Spe- 

 cies, the enjoyment of its common blef- 

 fings. Thefe may be commodioufly di- 

 vided into Terrene, Marine, or Aque- 

 ous and Amphibious; but the latter 

 fpecies, to avoid unneceflary divilions, I 

 (hall defcribe among the clafs of Land 

 Animals : Thefe, purfuant to the ex- 

 ample of Mr. Ray, I fhall range by 

 their moft obvious qualities, referving 

 thofe of the Human Species, with their 

 Religion, Manners, and Cuftoms, for 



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