The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Vol. 10

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Excerpt from The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Vol. 10: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology"Omnes res creatæ sunt divinæ sapientiæ et potentiæ testes, divitiæ felicitatis humanæ: - ex barum usu bonitas Creatoris, ex pulchritudine sapientia Domini, ex oeconomia in conservatione, proportione, renovatione, potentia majestatis elucet. Earuni itaque indagatio ab hominibus sibi relictis semper æstimata, a vere cruditis et sapientibus semper exculta, male doctis et barbaris semper inimica fuit." - Linnæus."Quel que soit le principe de la vie animale, il ne faut qu'ouvrir les yeux pour voir qu'elle est le chef-d'oeuvre de la Toute-puissance, et le but auquel se rapportent toutes ses operations." - Bruckner, Theorie du Systeme Animal, Leyden, 1767....The sylvan powersObey our summons, from their deepest dellsThe Dryads come, and throw their garlands wildAnd odorous branches at our feet, the NymphsThat press with nimble step the mountain-thymeAnd purple heath-flower come not empty-handed, But scatter round ten thousand forms minuteOf velvet moss or lichen, torn from rockOr rifted oak or cavern deep: the Naiads tooQuit their loved native stream, from whose smooth faceThey crop the lily, and each sedge and rushThat drinks the rippling tide: the frozen poles, Where peril waits the bold adventurer's tread, The burning sands of Borneo and Cayenne, All, all to us unlock their secret storesAnd pay their cheerful tribute.J. Taylor, Norwich, 1818.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.