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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 mine- 

 ralogy, 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 wholesome 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 April lark. Be 

 convinced 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 commonly thought 

 to be. 



Dangers to T^ 16 youth who incautiously reels into the 

 e,i, aP no r t eh reai lobby of Drury Lane, after leaving the table 



bu'timaginary. ^^ to tne god of ^j^ g expose <l to 



more certain ruin, sickness, and decay, than he who 

 wanders a whole year in the wilds of Demerara. But 

 this will never be believed ; because the disasters arising 

 from dissipation are so common and frequent in civilized 

 life, that man becomes quite habituated to them ; and 

 sees daily victims sink into the tomb long before their 



