The World, And Whatever That Be Which

I Think It Is The Most Beautiful And Humane Thing In The World, So To Mingle Gravity With Pleasure That The One May Not Sink Into Melancholy, Nor The Other Rise Up Into Wantonness.

The Ancients Had Little Doubt About The True Shape Of The Earth: "it's [the World's] Shape Has The Rounded Appearance Of A Perfect Sphere. This Is Shown First Of All By The Name Of 'orb' Which Is Bestowed Upon It By The General Consent Of Mankind. ...our Eyesight Also Confirms This Belief, Because The Firmament Presents The Aspect Of A Concave Hemisphere Equidistant In Every Direction, Which Would Be Impossible In The Case Of Any Other Figure."

The Largest Land Animal Is The Elephant, And It Is The Nearest To Man In Intelligence: It Understands The Language Of Its Country And Obeys Orders, Remembers Duties That It Has Been Taught, Is Pleased By Affection And By Marks Of Honour, Nay More It Possesses Virtues Rare Even In Man, Honesty, Wisdom, Justice, Also Respect For The Stars And Reverence For The Sun And Moon.

Our Youth And Manhood Are Due To Our Country, But Our Declining Years Are Due To Ourselves.

The Human Features And Countenance, Although Composed Of But Some Ten Parts Or Little More, Are So Fashioned That Among So Many Thousands Of Men There Are No Two In Existence Who Cannot Be Distinguished From One Another.