"Oiiines res creata' sunt divinic sapientin? et potentiir testes, diviti;v fi-liiitntia 

 hiinianiv: — ex Imruiii iisu A<'7;/7((.s Croatoris; ex puleliritudine .'fl/'/ewf'/d I'omini; 

 ex tt'conomiii in consorvatione, proportioiie, reiiovutioiie, pateiiila inajostatia 

 elucet. Eariim itaquo inclagatio ob lioininibii.s sibi rclictis seniprr a'Stii ata ; 

 k rero eruditis et sapientibus semper exeultn ; male doctis et barbaris semper 

 inimical fuit." — Linn.eus. 



"Quel que soit lo priucipe de la vie ajiimale, il ne faut qu'uuvrir le* veux pour 

 voir qu'elle est le chef-d'eeuvre de la Toute-i>uissance, et le but auquel se raj);H)r- 

 tent toutes ses operations." — Bbuckner, Th((>rir du F^usllnte JuinKil, I.oV(>n, 

 1707. 



The sylvan powers 



Obey our summons ; from their deepest dells 



Tlie Dryads come, and throw their garlands wild 



And odorous branches at our feet; the Nymphs 



That press with nimble step the mountain-thyme 



And purple heath-flower come not empty-handed. 



But scatter round ten thousand Coruis miuuta 



Of velvet moss or lichen, torn from rock 



Or rifted oak or cavern deep : the Jfaiads too 



Quit tlieir loved native stream, from whose smooth face 



They crop the lily, and each sedge and rush 



That drinks the rippling tide: the frozen poles. 



Where peril \\aits the bold adventurer's tread. 



The burning sands of Borneo and Cayenne, 



All, all to us unlock their secret stores 



And \>:\\ their clie(>rful tribute. 



J. Tavloi!, Noncich, ]81S. 



