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he perceives its beauty, "for be sure it is there." 

 Perhaps some general admirer of nature may im- 

 agine he at least has seen and perceived for there 

 is a vast difference between them all the possible 

 beauties of nature. He believes this beauty to be 

 found only in the general effect, and not in the 

 single objects as studied by the Natural Historian. 

 Does not the general effect of the picture depend 

 upon single lines ? If you think you have by this 

 general survey discovered all the beauties of nature, 

 walk into your own fields with the Mineralogist, and 

 you may see crystals gleam where you never sus- 

 pected their existence ; go with the Botanist, and 

 new flowers will seem to spring up along your path, 

 and new beauties appear in those known to you 

 before ; the Entomologist will drag from his lurking 

 place "the beetle, panoplied with gems and gold ;" 

 the Ornithologist will point out new birds which 

 have been seeking your acquaintance since childhood. 

 "We have seen this effect in young persons in a 

 course of education. They professed to admire Na- 

 ture, and to be able to perceive her beauties. Let 

 now the study of Natural History demand of them 



