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and lofty moods and scenes of nature surround him, who in the 

 open fields of agriculture, will only open his eyes to the pan- 

 oramic glories and beauties of creation with which he stands in 

 such intunate relations. 



And do they not invest his humble occupation with enjoy- 

 ments and pleasures beyond the measure of all other pursuits ? 



"Here too, dwell simple truth; plain innocence; 

 Unsullied beauty; sound, unbroken youth, 

 Patient of labor, and with a little pleased ; 

 Health ever blooming; unambitious toil; 

 Galm contemplation and poetic ease." 



After the delivery of the address, Hon. Mr. Billings intro- 

 duced the following resolution, which was unanimously 

 adopted : 



Resolved, That our grateful acknowledgments and united 

 thanks are hereby tendered to the Hon. Harlow S. Orton, for 

 his able and very excellent address ; that he is most respectfully 

 requested to furnish the Secretary a copy of the same, to be 

 published in the next annual Transactions of the Society. 



