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PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION. 



THE following chapters appeared originally in a 

 Magazine which has for its chief aim the diffusion 

 of moral and sacred truth, and is always glad to 

 have this done through the medium of illustrations 

 drawn from NATURE, that second Book of God, 

 which is everywhere a commentary upon the first 

 and greatest. They make not the slightest preten- 

 sion to a scientific character, seeking, like their 

 forerunners on the " Little Things of Nature," sim- 

 ply to set forth, in a plain and easy manner, some 

 few of the beautiful and refreshing truths connected 

 with the foresters of Old England. If received in 

 the kindly spirit which it is hoped they may aid in 

 diffusing and encouraging, they may probably be 

 followed by a second series. 



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