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they were told ſtories of them, and led to take an intereſt in their welfare and occupations, they would be tender to them; as it is, they think man the only thing of conſequence in the creation. I once prevented a girl's killing ants, for ſport, by adapting Mr. Addiſon's account of them to her underſtanding. Ever after ſhe was careful not to tread on them, leſt ſhe ſhould diſtreſs the whole community.
Stories of inſects and animals are the firſt that ſhould rouſe the childiſh paſſions, and exerciſe humanity; and then they will riſe to man, and from him to his Maker.
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