2l6 THE REIGN OF LAW. 



which is the supple instrument of Man's contriv- 

 ance, and is alive, even to the finger-tips, with the 

 power of expressing his Intellect and his Will. 

 Here again the Laws of Nature are seen to be 

 nothing but combinations of Force with a view to 

 Purpose : combinations which indicate complete 

 knowledge not only of what is, but of what is 

 to be, and which foresees the End from the Be- 

 ginning. 



