Excerpt from History of British Butterflies And if there be one branch of Natural History which is to me more captivatingly interesting than another, it is Entomology; one which is more over so easy' of full gratification, so compatible with every pursuit, so productive of friendly feeling with others, so amalgamative of the high and low together in perfect amity, so singularly pleasing and delightful in itself. I trust, indeed that I have not forgotten, do not forget, and never shall forget, that I have high and holy duties to perform, to which all else must be subordinate and give way. As a servant of the Church, a minister of the Gospel of Christ, I willingly sacrifice natural wishes to the cause of duty. It is but a few brief moments that I snatch for that which is naturally most pleasing to me. Knowing, however, that these studies are innocent in themselves; that they may, with many, prevent other pursuits which, if followed, would assuredly cause risk of most serious danger; that they add to the amount of human happiness, and that, if used as they always should be, they infallibly lead from the works of Nature up to the God of Nature, in feelings of the holiest adoration and most humble worship, I encourage others to follow them, so far as it may be right for them to do so, and have undertaken, at the request of another, to write the following Natural History of British Butterflies, and to supply particulars which I have felt the want of myself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.