EXCURSIONS ROUND LONDON* 



ments of respect for the benevolent proprie- 

 tor, and proceeded, according to their origi- 

 nal intention, to Norwood ; where the con- 

 templation of unimproved nature afforded 

 3, striking contrast to the cultivated scenes 

 they had so recently visited. 



Here, seated upon the verdant turf, their 

 watchful parent gradually turned their 

 thoughts to the subject which had occupied 

 heir attention before their visit to Grove- 

 hill. 



The benevolence of the Deity, J formerly 

 observed to you, is eminently displayed in 

 having created man feeble and ignorant, 

 since to this vye are indebted for the pleasure 

 we derive from the exercise of the social 

 affections, But his ever-active goodnesi- 

 toward man did not rest even here : he ren- 

 dered indispensable, the union of the 

 whole- human race. The motives which 

 lead to this union are so strong, that 

 it would be as extraordinary to find an iso- 

 lated family existing in. the midst of a vast 

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