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ago, next, lighter and longer, less than four years since; yet
from the time printing of the volumes began, Dec. 1858, no
day has passed without progress, except the legal holidays
By the majority who in careless hours may turn over these
columns, the scrupulous diligence of the printer will justly be
more observed than the research of the author, who should feel
sufficient reward, if his countrymen acknowledgd they have no
further claim to use of his pen after the owner's reaching so
near the age of fourscore. Still my rejoicing should be greater,
that my service is finished, than that I have no more to do.
No slight vexation arose from defeat of my utmost vigilance
in gathering the desired additions to this immense array of
names, collected while the volumes have been passing under
the press; but it was soothed by reflecting how many would
show no regard to the defect, and better still how liberal would
be the allowance of the few that duly weighed the excuse by
making the suffering their own. I desire the reader in
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