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rantly adopted them both indifferently as nomina- 
tives. The Greeks themselves dealt with Hebrew 
words in the same way, of which the Greek Sep- 
tuagint will give you hundreds of instances. Pas- 
palus is undoubtedly the true reading. I once 
before let off a squib upon this very word ; I thought 
it had been to you. 
I went upon a botanical expedition the other day 
to our high mountains ;—a great undertaking for 
me,—ten or twelve miles out. No sooner had I 
reached the spot, than clouds began to gather, and 
tremendous rain ensued. My girls were of the 
party: they must needs climb the highest pinnacle, 
their brother Samuel being with them, and got back 
without one dry thread: providentially no one 
took cold. I got back to the carriage without 
being wet through. I had just time to find three 
species of Lycopodium,—Selago, clavatum, and alpi- 
num; Empetrum nigrum, Pteris crispa, Aspidium 
thelypteris ; I believe Parnassia palustris, and a 
few Lichens ; when I was fairly driven off the field 
by wind and rain. We set out immediately after 
breakfast, and could not get back till six o’clock in 
the evening. There’s fer you! Should there be 
fine weather I shall be for trying again. 
S. CARLISLE. 
This place gains upon me most exceedingly. I 
view it with daily delight. 
mens expleri nequit, ardescitque tuendo. 
