l66 CLASSIFICATION OF REPTILES. 



been said to excite the attention of every one who 

 prefers the enlarged and philosophic contemplation of 

 nature_, rather than to dwell on her minutiae. Such 

 minds wUl be at no loss to discover^ and will delight to 

 trace_, beneath the superficial aspect of animals, whether 

 internal or external, inexhaustible proofs of the symboli- 

 cal simihtudes of every thing that proceeds from Infi- 

 nite Perfection. 



