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their share to it, although of paramount interest, in¬ 
finitely greater than that which attaches to the eco¬ 
nomy of the whole of the rest of the group combined, it 
will not, I trust, be considered that I terminate abruptly, 
in drawing here to a close. 
The close of the work concurs with the termination 
of the history of its crowning marvel; and I take leave 
of my readers, with a reiteration of the hope that it 
may stimulate them to undertake a study, wherein, each 
step of their progress, expands the delightful contem¬ 
plation of the manifestations of the predominance of a 
vast design, emanating from the paternal benevolence 
of an august, supreme, and wisely superintending Pro¬ 
vidence. 
“ To-morrow to fresh woods and pastures new.”— Milton. 
