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at Selborne, and has now been presented by him to 

 the British Museum, where it is catalogued under 

 Hampshire Topography. 



May the writer, in conclusion, express the hope that 

 these essays may please those to whom *' the glamour 

 of the earth " is already more than a fancy, and that 

 they may lead others to share with him that " fresh 

 delight in simple things," which is such an unfailing 

 source of happiness to those who possess it. 



Droxford Rectory, 



22.nd January 1 906. 



