viii " P Rikek Ave ey 
In the progrefs of the Work, thefe BEAsTs, 
BIRDS, INSECTS and FLOWERS, are particu- 
larly defcribed, that are diftinguifhed by any 
peculiar charatteriftics of beauty, utility, curi- 
ofity, or medicinal virtue. 
It has been our endeavour to trace more 
thofe grand outlines of fublime wonders that 
elevate the heart to the Creator, chat to defcend 
to the minute inveftigation of a mere {pecu- 
latift ; tor, in the work of the i ingenious Black- 
f 
more, 
Who can this Field of Miracles furvey, 
And not with Gaven*® all in rapture fay, 
_ Behold a GOD! adore him, and obey! 
' * Gauen was profeffedly an atheift,) oan he providen- 
tially faw a human fkeleton, which, confidering attentively, 
with regard to the wifdom difplay ved in its ftru€ture, was the 
immediate caufe of his not only believing ina Gop, but be- 
coming a moft zealous profeffor of religion. 
