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contending with the unknown tempests of the desolate At- 

 lantic then deemed unnavigable. 



This affection, with Sensibility for its partner, delights to 

 traverse those regions consecrated by the memory of illus- 

 trious tiationSj which have long since perished from the 

 earth ; or the deeds of magnanimous individuals, who by 

 their example, as with an inheritance have enriched posterity 

 for ever. With similar and equal interest we dwell upon the 

 reliques of the days of our forefathers — their grand and 

 gloomy castles, convenient only for defence, awaken all the 

 sympathy our nature still retains for the boisterous and he- 

 roic age of chivalry. Taste is generated by objects like 

 these, and the sentiments they inspire. A Burke or an 

 Alison leads us through the gardens and wildernesses of na- 

 ture^ — and whether we trace some inviting stream, through 

 cultivated meadows and wooded dells, to the barren moun- 

 tains that form its cradle ; or hang over its frightful cataracts 

 from a rock seemingly consolidated with the foundations of 

 the earth — whether we revel in the smiles or shrink aghast at 

 the fbowns of nature — we every where confess the footsteps 

 of God. The sources of beauty and sublimity are opened 

 to us J and thenceforth an inexhaustible fountain of enjoy* 

 nient flows beneath olir feet. 



Such a shai-e has the Lo\?e of Novelty in enhancing the 

 value of the objects of sight. .Nor is this all — associated 

 with Observation and Sagacity, it explores new fields of know-* 

 ledge, and opens new springs of felicity, not less valuable 



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