EXCURSIONS ROUND LONDON*. 



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of nature, far from proving a source of ex- 

 quisite delight,, would fatigue and disgust 

 the beholder. 



Now observe, my young friends, with 

 what care nature has varied the forms of the 

 different objects she presents to us. Each is 

 distinct ; each is clothed in a particular garb : 

 the soil which we tread, the animals which 

 surround us, the flowers which we cultivate 

 in our gardens, or which adorn our meadows, 

 are all marked by separate and appropriate 

 forms and colors, so that no kind of confu- 

 sion can prevail. 



The surface of the earth displays the most 

 Varied landscapes : the mountains, rivers, 

 seas, and coasts, are so many land-marks, to 

 assist the geographer in discovering the dif- 

 ferent regions of our globe. Some of these 

 mountains are barren and precipitous ; their 

 bases being scorched by the burning rays of 

 the sun, while their summits are crowned 

 with eternal snows : others are clothed with 

 verdure throughout their whole extent. 



Some 



