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 rities, the Eye roves from one Object to another, without taking Time to ditinguih their peculiar Beauties. I have endeavoured to guard againt this Error, by making Choice of one Species of Animals, and perhaps, next to the Bees, the mot extraordinary amongt the numerous Race of Inects. In treating of them, I have attempted to follow the Model intimated by Mr. Addion to a learned Society of this Nation, which, as it may be ome Apology for the Work itelf, and the Manner of its Compoition, it will not be impertinent to trancribe.

" I could wih (ays he) our Royal Society would compile a Body of Natural Hitory, the bet that could be gathered together from Books and Obervations. If the everal Writers among them took each his particular Species, and have us a ditinct Account of its Original, Birth "and