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" Ichthyology, he alone profited by the labours of his ill-fated friend 

 " Artedi. 



" LiNM^us was likewise the first who separated the worms from the 

 " insefts, defined both classes by real charafters, and introduced genera, 

 " sorts, and orders — a foundation upon which almost all his successor* 

 « built after lum. He also augmented all the different parts of the ani- 

 " mal reign by a very considerable number of new discovered speciess 

 " by exa£l and more accurate descriptions, and by a great quantity of 

 " the most important discoveries, which chiefly relate to animal ceco- 

 " nomy. 



" LiNNyEus was therefore a great man in all the branches of natural 

 " history. His name will consequently remain immortal in them all. Pos- 

 " terity will admire the penetrating spirit, the precision and the energy, 

 " which shine forth in the works of that original genius, who rendered 

 " his science the most regular, and was the boast of his country and 

 " the pride of his age." 



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