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a c c om p lis h e d a w o rk w h ic h wil 1 e x e rt f ih e h e f i è t ó in fiu e p c e i n
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c o n tin u e d u s e fu ln e s s , I r em a in y o u r .OM-ffiend a n d b b e d i e h t s e r .
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p e r s o n a l k n ow le d g e o fth e -p ririb ip a l o r a to r s q ffo u f.c o u n try . ‘Bh- ‘
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m a n y o f th e s ta t e s . P ro fe s so r. S w e e t' h a s shown.' h im s e lf t o be
n o th e o r is t. H is w o rk i s h ig h ly p ra c tic a l.. H is v e r y th e o ry , i%
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H is * S e le é t piecjed/’ w h ic h i p ^ i e k e è ó h ^ a t t o f H i | h o ^ k ,'
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.g re a tly re n d e re d in h is n o te s;— Qhris. Advocate Journal.
The Opinion of floN. Mr. Brown.
P ro f e s s o r S,,‘-N. Sw e e j : , . n
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w o rk o f s u p e r io r ’m e r it. I t c d h ia io s a v e ry g r e a t v a r i e ty o f sty le
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som e o f g r e a t p a ü h o s , s o 'm è 'd f é x trê ifie b e a u ty a n d s u b lim ity ,
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