...clearly seen from the creation of the world, being understood by the things that are made." " The true philosophy, baptized In the pure fountain of eternal...man, Gives Him his praise, and forfeits not her own." In the moving orbs of heaven she reads " Fair hieroglyphics of his peerless power, Marks how the labyrinthian...

...felt its spirit, and exemplified its worth in the happiest manner. " Learning has borne such fruits in other days, On all her branches. Piety has found...Friends in the friends of science ; and true prayer Has flowed from lips wet with Castalian dews." The length to which we have pursued these reflections will...