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 of him and his love for me, and care for my safety. I could give hundreds of instances, in school matters, social problems, financial difficulties, etc. That he is mine and I am his never leaves me, it is an abiding joy. Without it life would be a blank, a desert, a shoreless, trackless waste."

I subjoin some more examples from writers of different ages and sexes. They are also from Professor Starbuck's collection, and their number might be greatly multiplied. The first is from a man twenty-seven years old:—

Another statement (none the less valuable psychologically for being so decidedly childish) is that of a boy of seventeen:—

I let a few other cases follow at random:—

"God surrounds me like the physical atmosphere. He is