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In my poffeflion are many imperfeft 
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fpecimens of fhells, which are fpecifi* 
cally different from thofe figured in 
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this volume; this I hope will be an 
irrefirtible motive to encourage thofe 
who have tafte and leifure to collect 
the works of their Creator, to .make 
further refearches: In this purfuit they 
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cannot fail meeting with fuch new 
fubjefts, as will gratify their curiofity, 
and excite their admiration : for “ in 
the inftruftive book of nature are ma¬ 
ny leaves, which, hitherto, no mortal 
has thoroughly perufed.”* 
STONES 
Preface toBif^op Pontoppidan’s Nat, Hift, of Norway? 
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