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Nests. Wood-lice. Hornets.

Newt. Amphibia. Affection in

Birds. Grashopper. Guinea-

Fowl. Kirguis Horses. Lotus.

Sea-

Snakes found at Sea.
Gulls. Quails. Frozen Fish.
Eels. Largest Oaks. Hedge
Sparrow. Hen Robin. Thrush.
Ostriches. Singing Mouse.
Spaniel. Gurnards. Lapwings.
Gossamer. Kites and Buz-
zards. Starlings. Gold Fish.
Weazles. Efts.

Animal Physiology

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Pigeons' Milk.

The Mason-Bee. Butterflies

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SCENES

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TALES OF COUNTRY LIFE,

&c.

All Nature's works the curious mind employ,
Inspire a soothing melancholy joy;

Each rural sight, each sound, each smell, combine;
The tinkling sheep bell, or the breath of kine;
The new-mown hay that scents the swelling breeze,
Or cottage-chimney smoking through the trees.

REV. GILBERT WHITE.

We are all of us apt to speak of Nature as distinct from the Great Creator of heaven and earth. Dr. Donne says, "Nature was God's apprentice, to learn in the first seven days, and now is his foreman, and works next under him." Few will venture to deny this. Every thing we see around us affords proofs of divine workmanship and divine arrangement. "Survey the heavens, the work of His fingers, the moon and the stars which he has ordained;" consider the boundless extent, the immeasurable height of the vault above us; see the sun rising in the east, succeeded by the moon in all her pensive beauty-look at

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