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INTRODUCTORY LETTER. 



And now having led you to the vestibule of an august 

 temple, which in its inmost sanctuary exhibits enshrined in 

 glory the symbols of the Divine Presence, I should invite 

 you to enter and give a tongue to the Hallelujahs, which 

 every creature in its place, by working his will with all its 

 faculties, pours forth to his great Creator : but I must first 

 endeavour to remove, as I trust I shall effectually, those 

 objections to the study of these interesting beings which I 

 alluded to in the outset of this letter, and this shall be the 

 aim of my next address. 



I am, &c. 



