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pleasure ; and such intimate knowledge of and ac- 

 quaintance with the Creator's works cannot but 

 exercise a chastening and subduing effect upon the 

 mind. In after years, too, the naturalist will re- 

 member the outings which these studies necessitated 

 as among the sunniest spots of his life, when dull 

 cares fell off his shoulders, as Christian's burden did 

 at the open sepulchre, and his mind was elevated 

 and purified by a more intimate association with 

 God's creatures. 



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