"Another reason why so many kinds of creatures were made, migto 
be to exercise the contemplative faculty of man ; which is in nothing si 
much pleased, as in variety of objects. We soon grow weary of on< 
study; and if all the objects of the world could be comprehended by u» 
we should, with Alexander, think the world too little for us, and gro» 
weary of running in a round of seeing the same things. New object 
afford us great delight, especially if found out by our own industry. 
John Ray, The Wisdom ofG od in Creatin' 
