T O t h e
N O B I L I T Y and G E N T R Y
V OF * T H E - ~
COUNTY of CORNWALL,
W ith great Refpe£t.
I T cannot be q-ueftioned, Gentlemen, but «hat N a tu r a l
H is'Tbky is a inoft extChfive Seiencey taking in aH ahimate
anShhSnirikte fobifences #fcieh Land, Air, Of Water contain j ex^
plaining their relations, properties,- ana Uw»t"'a®, iniboTt, giving
a recital and detail of the whole vifible Creation.
H o * » it a fisieoje left ©nteftaaning than ^Hnptehehfivej for |£
the mind thirds after variety, and- a frefli fuceeffion dS objedfcs, where
can fhe find for contemplation fo numerous and various; a: treafiare?
I f it is folicitous after curious workmanlhip, where fuch fine meeha-
nUm as in the Animal ceconomy, from the Elephant to ^ePifmire?
I f ftudious of%emify, fliape,
as in Man, &<JPtirsts, delicacy, and luftre, ^ i n TlowerS, Birds,
Filhes, and Preeiolb^Stones? If fiioved chiefly b f ■ .fija'jn# a te r
Uifhing feenes?of grandeur, we n e ed b u tk o k upon the -Cliffs, or
Mountains, upon the Ocean or the S k y .J
B u t the mere.tranfierit’Ratifications <?£ a curious and inquilitive
mind would not give this ftud^te deferred and allowed pre-eminence,
if it O&uld not, irt an equal degree, inffcuS g s i f *
did nol'eorredt and exalt, as well as amufe and engage the mind,
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