 And Nature, the old nurse, took The child upon her knee, Saying : " Here is a story-book Thy Father has written for thee." " Come, wander with me," she said, " Into regions yet untrod ; And read what is still unread In the manuscripts of God." And he...  Discovery: Or, The Spirit and Service of Science - Page 44by Sir Richard Gregory - 1916 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
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