Edward Cary 



counted for ; least of all can it be re- 

 sisted. It stimulates and energizes 

 while it charms the mind. It gives, 

 in its own way and in its field, an in- 

 tellectual reaction akin to that given 

 by certain passages of Shakespeare 

 in which he explores the depths of 

 human consciousness, and every in- 

 flection, every cadence thrills with the 

 solemnity and the vastness of the sub- 

 ject. If any of our readers think that 

 this is an extravagant suggestion, we 

 invite them — and if they accept the 

 invitation they will thank us for it — 

 to read the paper we refer to, and, 

 after reading the whole of the little 

 volume, to return to this chapter and 

 test the renewed impression. 



Quotation is possible only in limited 

 amount, and it must necessarily be 

 somewhat misleading, since it cannot 

 give the effect of the whole. But 

 we venture a brief passage describ- 

 ing the volcanic period intervening 

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