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the animais, and supply the parts of them which have been destroyed or disfigured through want of care. But whatever embellishments the liberality of the university may bestow on this collection, it will be found far inferior to the rare assemblage of curiosities which was formed by the zeal, industry, and taste, of a private individual of our own times and nation[1].

At a short distance from the botanic garden, is the theatre of anatomy, which has supplied the world with so many excellent physicians. It contains a numerous and valuable collection of subjects relative to anatomy and pathology, and the whole is arranged with admirable neatness and carc. The assemblage of lusus naturæ in this theatre is extremely curious, and abounds in<references>

  1. Sir Ashton Lever. The museum which bears the name of this gentleman is an honour to the English nation. It is perhaps the best collection of natural history in Europe; and is equally to be praised for the variety of its articles, the excellence of their preservation, and the judgment with which they are arranged.