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beautify for us the face of nature. We shall gaze, in our 

 mind's eye, upon the heated stream, the seething rivulet, 

 the steaming river, and before us will stand a countless 

 myriad of living forms, to whose heart every splash of the 

 rain must bring a universe of enjoyment ; to whom every 

 iridescent globule is a messenger of renewed being ; to 

 whom every tiny drop falls gushing with champagny ex- 

 hilaration ; who revel in the temporary perturbation with 

 all the intense delight with which we, higher intelligences, 

 languish through a hot masque, or contemplate the fascinat- 

 ing and brilliant tumult of a carnival ! 



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