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 iv and Botany, he may, without presumption, expect to have the fruits of his labours received with candour, by the cultivators of those valuable sciences; should they be approved, his gratification will be extreme; but his ambition has still a higher aim: the approbation of a Royal Master, to whom he is attached by every tie that gratitude, as well as duty, can impose, is what he seeks to deserve; and, should Your Majesty be graciously pleased to crown his labours by a single sentiment of applause, it will satisfy, to the utmost, the most elevated wishes of his heart; who is,


 * with unfeigned humility,


 * and uninterrupted attachment,


 * Your Majesty's most devoted servant,

WILLIAM AITON.