CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



PAGE 



Introduction ........ 1 



Beauty and Happiness 3 



The Love of Nature 5 



Enjoyment of Scenery ...... 14 



Scenery of England 19 



Foreign Scenery . . .... 21 



The Aurora 33 



The Seasons 34 



CHAPTER II 



On Animal Life 39 



Love of Animals ....... 41 



Growth and Metamorphoses 43 



Rudimentary Organs 45 



Modifications ^8 



Colour 50 



Communities of Animals 57 



Ants 58 



' V 



