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LOVE is the great Hinge upon which universal Nature turns. The Creation is a transcript of the divine Goodness; and every leaf in the Book of Nature reads us a lecture on the wisdom and benevolence of its great Author. The Philosopher inured to study and contemplation, untainted with pride, and unbiased by prejudice, sees