86 SALMONIA. 



POIET. In every thing belonging to the 

 economy of nature, I find new reasons for 

 wondering at the designs of Providence, at 

 the infinite intelligence by which so many 

 complicated effects are produced by the most 

 simple causes. The precipitation of water from 

 the atmosphere, its rapid motion in rivers, and 

 its falls in cataracts, not only preserve this 

 element pure, but give it its vitality, and render 

 it subservient even to the embryo life of the 

 fish ; and the storms which agitate the ocean, 

 and mingle it with the atmosphere, supply at 

 once food to marine plants, and afford a prin- 

 ciple of life to the fishes which inhabit its 

 depths. So that the perturbation and motion 

 of the winds and waves possess a use, and 

 ought to impress us with a beauty higher 

 and more delightful even than that of the 

 peaceful and glorious calm. 



