THE RED CEDAR. 
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far agree with the ancients as to make the 
inside of their cabinets of this wood, as well 
as the cases which contain entomological 
subjects, under the idea that it preserves 
them from the attacks of insects, and has a 
tendency to preserve them from the ravages 
of time. “ The ungentle craft,” as I think 
Southey calls the fraternity of critics, also 
favour this idea, as there is a saying among 
them, almost amounting to a proverb, when 
a book is very good, “ it deserves to be in¬ 
closed in Cedar.” 
ILLUSTRATION OF THE SENTIMENT. 
And wert tliou other than thou art, 
Less generous. Mud, confiding. 
The love that lives in my true heart 
Were not the less abiding. 
E’en thy neglect I might sustain— 
’Twould chill my heart, not break it ; 
Its tenderness would still remain; 
Thy falsehood could not shake it. 
Wells. 
