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ous—and a considerable portion of his time that was occupied in keeping up an epistolary correspondence with distinguished men of science,^[1] as well in the old world as in his own country—amidst all these occupations, it is a matter of surprise, that he could have found a sufficiency of leisure for his multitudinous pursuits in literature and science: and the more especially when it is taken into view, that he was frequently impeded in these pursuits by the privation of health.

Natural history and botany were his favourite studies,^[2] and in

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Among the most distinguished of these are the following named:
- The count de la Cépède, peer of France, &c. to whom Dr. Barton dedicated the quarto edition of his memoir on the fascinating faculty of the rattle-snake.
- Professor E. A. W. Zimmerman, of Brunswick, in Germany.
- Professor J. A. H. Reimarus, of Hamburgh.
- Professor John Frederick Blumenbach, of Gottingen, to whom he dedicated his memoir on the disease of Goitre.
- Mr. Thomas Pennant, the celebrated author of Arctic Zoology.
- John Mason Good, Esq. F. R. S. &c. surgeon, of London, (well known by his poetical version of the Songs of Solomon)—to whom he dedicated his Archaeologiae Americanae Telluris, &c.
- Dr. James Edward Smith, the learned president of the Linnaean Society of London, to whom he dedicated the second edition of the first part of his Collections, &c.
- Professor Autenrieth, of Tubingen.
- Mr. Tilesius, an eminent naturalist of St. Petersburgh, Russia.
- Monsieur Roume, of Paris, an intelligent French naturalist.
- Mr. John Gottlob Schneider, of Saxony, a late celebrated writer on amphibious animals.
- Dr. Patterson, of Londonderry, in Ireland.
- Monsieur G. Cuvier, of Paris, the illustrious author of many learned works on organick geology, &c.
- Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. the well known liberal and munificent patron of literature and science.
- Dr. John Walker, professor of natural history in the University of Edinburgh. Baron Humboldt.
- Professor Pallas, of Russia.
- Professor Sparrman, Sweden.
- Professor Thunberg, Sweden.
- Professor Burmann, of Holland.
↑ In the preface to his Elements of Botany he thus speaks of his attachment to these sciences: "The different branches of natural history, particularly

[1] Among the most distinguished of these are the following named:

The count de la Cépède, peer of France, &c. to whom Dr. Barton dedicated the quarto edition of his memoir on the fascinating faculty of the rattle-snake.

Professor E. A. W. Zimmerman, of Brunswick, in Germany.

Professor J. A. H. Reimarus, of Hamburgh.

Professor John Frederick Blumenbach, of Gottingen, to whom he dedicated his memoir on the disease of Goitre.

Mr. Thomas Pennant, the celebrated author of Arctic Zoology.

John Mason Good, Esq. F. R. S. &c. surgeon, of London, (well known by his poetical version of the Songs of Solomon)—to whom he dedicated his Archaeologiae Americanae Telluris, &c.

Dr. James Edward Smith, the learned president of the Linnaean Society of London, to whom he dedicated the second edition of the first part of his Collections, &c.

Professor Autenrieth, of Tubingen.

Mr. Tilesius, an eminent naturalist of St. Petersburgh, Russia.

Monsieur Roume, of Paris, an intelligent French naturalist.

Mr. John Gottlob Schneider, of Saxony, a late celebrated writer on amphibious animals.

Dr. Patterson, of Londonderry, in Ireland.

Monsieur G. Cuvier, of Paris, the illustrious author of many learned works on organick geology, &c.

Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. the well known liberal and munificent patron of literature and science.

Dr. John Walker, professor of natural history in the University of Edinburgh. Baron Humboldt.

Professor Pallas, of Russia.

Professor Sparrman, Sweden.

Professor Thunberg, Sweden.

Professor Burmann, of Holland.

[2] The count de la Cépède, peer of France, &c. to whom Dr. Barton dedicated the quarto edition of his memoir on the fascinating faculty of the rattle-snake.

[3] Professor E. A. W. Zimmerman, of Brunswick, in Germany.

[4] Professor J. A. H. Reimarus, of Hamburgh.

[5] Professor John Frederick Blumenbach, of Gottingen, to whom he dedicated his memoir on the disease of Goitre.

[6] Mr. Thomas Pennant, the celebrated author of Arctic Zoology.

[7] John Mason Good, Esq. F. R. S. &c. surgeon, of London, (well known by his poetical version of the Songs of Solomon)—to whom he dedicated his Archaeologiae Americanae Telluris, &c.

[8] Dr. James Edward Smith, the learned president of the Linnaean Society of London, to whom he dedicated the second edition of the first part of his Collections, &c.

[9] Professor Autenrieth, of Tubingen.

[10] Mr. Tilesius, an eminent naturalist of St. Petersburgh, Russia.

[11] Monsieur Roume, of Paris, an intelligent French naturalist.

[12] Mr. John Gottlob Schneider, of Saxony, a late celebrated writer on amphibious animals.

[13] Dr. Patterson, of Londonderry, in Ireland.

[14] Monsieur G. Cuvier, of Paris, the illustrious author of many learned works on organick geology, &c.

[15] Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. the well known liberal and munificent patron of literature and science.

[16] Dr. John Walker, professor of natural history in the University of Edinburgh. Baron Humboldt.

[17] Professor Pallas, of Russia.

[18] Professor Sparrman, Sweden.

[19] Professor Thunberg, Sweden.

[20] Professor Burmann, of Holland.

[p31-2] In the preface to his Elements of Botany he thus speaks of his attachment to these sciences: "The different branches of natural history, particularly

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