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The substance of the present Lecture was read before the Cathedral Library Reading Circle of New York City, at the request of its Director, the Rev. Joseph H. Mcmahon. At the same request it is now given to the public in book form. The author has not attempted within the limits of a single paper to cover the whole scope of the subject; but the few general rules and principles which he has laid down may be extended, in their application, to any number of subjects. The Lect ure is reprinted, with a few points somewhat more developed, from the pages of the Catkolz'c World. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
