When, as the beautiful valley brims with steam around me, and the meridian sun beats upon the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and only a few stray glimmers creep into the inner sanctum, I fling myself among the tall grass beside the trickling stream; and, as I stand close to the earth, I become aware of a thousand unknown plants: when I hear the hum of the little world among the stems and become acquainted with the innumerable indescribable forms of insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his image, and breath