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for liim. I have the happiness, in general,
to coincide Avith his opinions ; and I am ever
proud of them, Avhen they enable me to in-
corporate them into my system. Few, in my
humble views of men, were ever blessed with
a more lil:>eral mind, in the pursuit of historical
discoveries, or with a more discriminating
power to appreciate their value.
I must here add, the deep and permanent
obligation, which I owe to the Bench of Pre-
lates, collectively. Every one of w^hom, with-
out a dissenting voice, in this, and many in
tlie sister island, have countenanced my la-
bours, either upon a general view of their
object, or propitiated by the zeal of partial
friends.
AVhen mi/ (obscure) path, in the same pro-
fession, which has elevated them, is contem-
plated,this indulgence to me, is a markof good-
ness, which no words of mine can appreciate.
That a general spirit of munificence, in a