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sible to add any thing new and interesting 

 on these heads. He who would inquire, 

 and attempt to explain, why such pleasures 

 are experienced, must trace the cause and 

 relation of our perceptions and feelings, and 

 unfold the hitherto inexplicable sympathies 

 of the human heart. The running of clear 

 streams, the blooming of flowers, the green- 

 ness and freshness of woods and meadows, 

 the wild melody of birds, the solitude of 

 dells and mountains, and the vast expanse of 

 the clear blue sky illumined by the glorious 

 sun, speak at once to the heart in a language 

 not to be misunderstood, but never to be in- 

 terpreted. The feelings excited by the con- 

 templation of such objects can never be 

 explained. Man's thoughts in such a mo- 

 ment become refined and elevated ; he feels 

 the influence of nature, and the impulse is 

 that of worship in its truest and simplest 

 form the pure, ardent, yet speechless ado- 

 ration of the heart. How light is the step 

 and how buoyant the spirits of the " honest 



