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Show splendid ornaments, these rich conveniences, this ocean of air above, this ocean o water beneath, this firmament of eart between thi of droppin zodia clouds o lights thi thi stripe ten coat o climates, this fourfold year? Beasts, fire water, stones, and corn serve him » Th field is at once his floor, his work-yard, hi play-ground, his garden, and his bed «More servants wait on ma Than he 'll take notice of." f Nature, in its ministry to man, is not onl the material, but is also the process and th result. All the parts incessantly work int each other's hands for the profit of man The wind sows the seed; the sun evaporates the sea; the wind blows the vapor t the field; the ice, on the other side of th planet, condenses rain on this; the rai feeds the plant; the plant feeds the animal and thus the endless circulations of th divine charity nourish man The useful arts are but reproductions o new combinations by the wit of man, of th sam natura benefactors H n longe waits for favoring gales, but by means o steam, he realizes the fable of Zolus's bag and carries the two and thirty winds in th 2 Digital Image© 2005 of Utah. All rights reserved |