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ducks, geese, cranes, and anhingas; most of SECOND 



. { JOURNEY. 



them in vast abundance ; some frequenting only 



the sea-coast, others only the interior, according 

 to their different natures ; all worthy the attention 

 of the naturalist, "all worthy of a place in the 

 cabinet of the curious. 



Should thy comprehensive genius not confine 

 itself to birds alone, grand is the appearance of 

 other objects all around. Thou art in a land rich 

 in botany and mineralogy, rich in zoology and 

 entomology. Animation will glow in thy looks, 

 and exercise will brace thy frame in vigour. The 

 very time of thy absence from the tables of 

 heterogeneous luxury will be profitable to thy 

 stomach, perhaps already sorely drenched with 

 Londo-Parisian sauces, and a new stock of health 

 will bring thee an appetite to relish the whole- 

 some food of the chase. Never-failing sleep will 

 wait on thee at the time she comes to soothe 

 the rest of animated nature ; and, ere the sun's 

 rays appear in the horizon, thou wilt spring from 

 thy hammock fresh as the April lark. Be con- 

 vinced also, that the dangers and difficulties which 

 are generally supposed to accompany the traveller 

 in his journey through distant regions, are not 

 half so numerous or dreadful as they are com- 

 monly thought to be. 



The youth, who incautiously reels into the Danger* u> 



be appre- 



lobby of Drury-lane, after leaving the table sacred bended, not 



3 , ;. . real but 



to the god of wine, is exposed to more certain 



