68 TROPICAL NATURE, AND OTHER ESSAYS. 



which for a time overwhelm him ; and it is only when 

 the novelty of these feelings have passed away that he 

 is able to turn his attention to the separate constituents 

 that combine to produce these emotions, and examine 

 the varied and beautiful forms of life which, in inex- 

 haustible profusion, are spread around him. 



