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glaucus-or the wonders of the shore(鯉斥互帽)-及6何蛍
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they saw the light again in the face of the ice´cliff�察 �and dropped out of it
under the melting of the summer sun�察 �to form a huge dam across the
ravine�察�till�察�the ;Ice age; past�察�a more genial climate succeeded�察�and neve
and glacier melted away�此 �but the ;moraine; of stones did not�察 �and
remains to this day�察�as the dam which keeps up the waters of the lake。
There is my explanation。 If you can find a better�察 �do�此 �but
remember always that it must include an answer to ´ ;How did the
stones get across the lake�拭─�
Now�察�reader�察�we have had no abstruse science here�察�no long words�察�
not even a microscope or a book�此 �and yet we�察�as two plain sportsmen�察�
have gone back�察�or been led back by fact and common sense�察 �into the
most awful and sublime depths�察�into an epos of the destruction and re´
creation of a former world。
This is but a single instance�察 �I might give hundreds。 This one�察�
nevertheless�察�may have some effect in awakening you to the boundless
world of wonders which is all around you�察�and make you ask yourself
seriously�察 �What branch of Natural History shall I begin to investigate�察�if
it be but for a few weeks�察�this summer�拭─�
To which I answer�察�Try ;the Wonders of the Shore。; There are along
every sea´beach more strange things to be seen�察 �and those to be seen
easily�察�than in any other field of observation which you will find in these
islands。 And on the shore only will you have the enjoyment of finding
new species�察�of adding your mite to the treasures of science。
For not only the English ferns�察�but the natural history of all our land
species�察 �are now well´nigh exhausted。 Our home botanists and
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ornithologists are spending their time now�察�perforce�察�in verifying a few
obscure species�察 �and bemoaning themselves�察 �like Alexander�察 �that there
are no more worlds left to conquer。 For the geologist�察 �indeed�察�and the
entomologist�察 �especially in the remoter districts�察 �much remains to be
done�察 �but only at a heavy outlay of time�察 �labour�察 �and study�察 �and the
dilettante ��and it is for dilettanti�察�like myself�察 �that I principally write��
must be content to tread in the tracks of greater men who have preceded
him�察�and accept at second or third hand their foregone conclusions。
But this is most unsatisfactory�察�for in giving up discovery�察�one gives
up one of the highest enjoyments of Natural History。 There is a
mysterious delight in the discovery of a new species�察 �akin to that of
seeing for the first time�察 �in their native haunts�察 �plants or animals of
which one has till then only read。 Some�察�surely�察�who read these pages
have experienced that latter delight�察�and�察�though they might find it hard
to define whence the pleasure arose�察 �know well that it was a solid
pleasure�察 �the memory of which they would not give up for hard cash。
Some�察�surely�察�can recollect�察�at their first sight of the Alpine Soldanella�察�
the Rhododendron�察 �or the black Orchis�察 �growing upon the edge of the
eternal snow�察�a thrill of emotion not unmixed with awe�察�a sense that they
were�察�as it were�察�brought face to face with the creatures of another world�察�
that Nature was independent of them�察�not merely they of her�察�that trees
were not merely made to build their houses�察�or herbs to feed their cattle�察�
as they looked on those wild gardens amid the wreaths of the untrodden
snow�察�which had lifted their gay flowers to the sun year after year since
the foundation of the world�察 �taking no heed of man�察 �and all the coil
which he keeps in the valleys far below。
And even�察�to take a simpler instance�察�there are those who will excuse�察�
or even approve of�察�a writer for saying that�察�among the memories of a
month's eventful tour�察 �those which stand out as beacon´points�察 �those
round which all the others group themselves�察 �are the first wolf´track by
the road´side in the Kyllwald�察�the first sight of the blue and green Roller´
birds�察 �walking behind the plough like rooks in the tobacco´fields of
Wittlich�察�the first ball of Olivine scraped out of the volcanic slag´heaps
of the Dreisser´ Weiher�察�the first pair of the Lesser Bustard flushed upon
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the downs of the Mosel´kopf�察 �the first sight of the cloud of white
Ephemerae�察 �fluttering in the dusk like a summer snowstorm between us
and the black cliffs of the Rheinstein�察 �while the broad Rhine beneath
flashed blood´red in the blaze of the lightning and the fires of the
Mausenthurm ´ a lurid Acheron above which seemed to hover ten
thousand unburied ghosts�察�and last�察�but not least�察�on the lip of the vast
Mosel´kopf crater ´ just above the point where the weight of the fiery
lake has burst the side of the great slag´cup�察�and rushed forth between
two cliffs of clink´stone across the downs�察�in a clanging stream of fire�察�
damming up rivulets�察 �and blasting its path through forests�察 �far away
toward the valley of the Moselle ´ the sight of an object for which was
forgotten for the moment that battle´field of the Titans at our feet�察�and
the glorious panorama�察 �Hundsruck and Taunus�察 �Siebengebirge and
Ardennes�察 �and all the crater peaks around�察 �and which was ´ smile not�察�
reader ´ our first yellow foxglove。
But what is even this to the delight of finding a new species�拭 � of
rescuing ��as it seems to you�� one more thought of the Divine mind from
Hela�察 �and the
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