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TO
HIRAM POWERS,
WHO FINDS TIME IN FLORENCE TO TELL INIMITABLY A WESTERN
STORY—WHOSE ARTISTIC GENIUS HAS ANTICIPATED THE
FUTURE GLORY OF HIS NATIVE LAND, AND WHO
WHILE ENRICHING FOREIGN CABINETS
WITH ENDURING MARBLES,
IS PROUD HE IS AN
AMERICAN.
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