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Having brought this elementary work to a 

 conclusion, it must be added, that the greater 

 advance the reader makes in the study of 

 Conchology, the more he will find to interest 

 and delight him. The beauty of form in some 

 shells, the grotesque shapes of others, the ex- 

 quisite colouring and marking of many, and 

 the habits and peculiarities of the inhabitants 

 of all, will excite wonder and admiration at the 

 care which has been bestowed on creatures, of 

 which thousands are never seen by the eye of 

 man. He will be led to reflect that they were 

 formed by Him who has made nothing in vain, 

 and that these, among the many exquisite pro- 

 ductions of Nature, were created "for man to 

 gaze on, wonder, and adore." 



