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Excerpt from The Book of Butterflies, Sphinxes and Moths, Vol. 1 of 2: Illustrated by Ninety-Six Engravings, Coloured After Nature
The accomplished and amiable Sir Joseph Banks, it. Will be remembered, came under the satirical lash of Dr Walcot's pen for a similar reason. But, notwithstanding, he has left behind him an' imperishable name.
Another cause why this inexhaustible and interesting \study till lately made so little progress in Britain, was the want of elementary books. But this is now completely obviated, first, by the delightful and amusing Introduction to Entomology, by Messrs Kirby and Spence, in four volumes, the first of which appeared in 1815; and, subsequently, by the more technical introduction of Mr Samouelle; and, still more recently, by the popular productions of Professor Rennie, entitled Insect Transformations, Insect Architecture, and Insect Miscellanz'es.
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