Goldsmith's History of the Earth and Animated Nature: Abridged; Containing the Natural History of Animals, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles,& Insects; On the ... and Youth of Both Sexes

Excerpt from Goldsmith's History of the Earth and Animated Nature: Abridged; Containing the Natural History of Animals, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles,& Insects; On the Plan Recommended by Miss. Hannah More; For the Use of Schools, and Youth of Both SexesWorld may be considered as one large mane sion, where man is permitted to enjoy the works of Nature, and to admire the Hand which called it into life. Blest with talents, and endowed with sense, he feels himself the lord of earth's domain; but, whilst he contemplates the superiority of his station, he is apt to forget from whom it is derived.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.