t Sill HANS SLOANE. 79 



Dr Derham adds, " his strength failing, as I 

 perceive by his writing, (which was scarce legible 

 in this postscript,) he was forced to break off 

 abruptly." 



In person, Sir Hans Sloane was tall and well 

 made ; in his manners, easy, polite, and engaging ; 

 sprightly in his conversation, and obliging to all. 



Natural History has always been considered a 

 pursuit favourable to the cultivation of religion 

 and pure morality. To " lead through Nature, up 

 to Nature's God," may be a hackneyed sentiment, 

 but that very fact proves the connection; it has, 

 however, unfortunately not been uniformly the 

 case, and among the few memoirs we have already 

 submitted to the reader, we have had instances 

 that 



Our wayward intellect, the more we learn 

 Of nature, overlooks her Author more ; 

 From instrumental causes, proud to draw 

 Conclusions retrograde, and mad mistake. 



But the life of Sir Hans Sloane exemplifies the 

 very reverse of this : it is one we dwell on with 

 pleasure, and record with pride ; it proves that 



Philosophy, baptized 



In the pure fountain of eternal love, 



Has eyes indeed ; and, seeing all she sees 



As meant to indicate a God to man, 



Gives him his praise, and forfeits not her own. 



" To fear God and keep his commandments," 



