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The Floral King. 157
time should ever come, that this priceless oppor-
tunity, through recommendation, be given to any un-
worthy, who should not understand anything, or who
under pretext of affecting something, merely sought
his own advantage, and private trading on China.
It would be a disgrace to the Academy, ingratitude
to those who had procured this, and an affront to its
members.
‘* However, I congratulate the Academy with all
my heart, and congratulate myself who am allowed
to participate in such great delight, I feel new desire
to live a few years longer, to witness how our nation
shall shine brilliantly amongst all curious nations;
we, who before have scarcely known how to tell the
difference between fir and larch, shall now be able to
teach foreigners to count the eggs in the polypi. I
have heard that this winter two ships are to be sent
out by the East India Company, one to China, and.
one to Bengal, which is the more superabundant in
everything that is rare; there no one with opened
eyes has yet botanized, much less done anything in
Zoology; a few blind ones have picked up about
fifteen herbs there, which are all somewhat rare. I
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