PREFACE. 



The heavy pressure of official dulies, has hitherto pre*- 

 vented ourselves from doing little more than stimulate 

 our friends to exertion ; and arrange for and superin- 

 tend the progress of the work through the press. We 

 look for no praise ; and the only reward we seek, is to 

 see our little volume prosper, and that the labours, of its^ 

 several contributors, may be duly appreciated. 



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