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The Fairy-Land of Science
·
Arabella B. Buckley
209
And
now
we
have
arrived
at
the
end
of
those
subjects
which
we
selected
out
of
the
Fairy-land
of
Science.
You
must
not
for
a
moment
imagine,
however,
that
we
have
in
any
way
exhausted
our
fairy
domain;
on
the
contrary,
we
have
scarcely
explored
even
the
outskirts
of
it.
The
"History
of
a
Grain
of
Salt,"
"A
Butterfly's
Life,"
or
"The
Labours
of
an
Ant,"
would
introduce
us
to
fairies
and
wonders
quite
as
interesting
as
those
of
which
we
have
spoken
in
these
Lectures.
While
"A
Flash
of
Lightning,"
"An
Explosion
in
a
Coal-mine,"
or
"The
Eruption
of
a
Volcano,"
would
bring
us
into
the
presence
of
terrible
giants
known
and
dreaded
from
time
immemorial.
But
at
least
we
have
passed
through
the
gates,
and
have
learnt
that
there
is
a
world
of
wonder
which
we
may
visit
if
we
will;
and
that
it
lies
quite
close
to
us,
hidden
in
every
dewdrop
and
gust
of
wind,
in
every
brook
and
valley,
in
every
little
plant
or
animal.
We
have
only
to
stretch
out
our
hand
and
touch
them
with
the
wand
of
inquiry,
and
they
will
answer
us
and
reveal
the
fairy
forces
which
guide
and
govern
them;
and
thus
pleasant
and
happy
thoughts
may
be
conjured
up
at
any
time,
wherever
we
find
ourselves,
by
simply
calling
upon
nature's
fairies
and
asking
them
to
speak
to
us.
Is
it
not
strange,
then,
that
people
should
pass
them
by
so
often
without
a
thought,
and
be
content
to
grow
up
ignorant
of
all
the
wonderful
powers
ever
active
in
the
world
around
them?
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