PHILOSOPHY OF THE SEASONS;

ILLUSTRATING THE PERFECTIONS OF GOD

IN THE PHENOMENA OF THE YEAR.

BY THE REV. HENRY DUNCAN, D.D.,

RUTHWELL, SCOTLAND.

WITH IMPORTANT ADDITIONS AND SOME MODIFICATIONS TO ADAPT IT TO AMERICAN READERS.

BY REV. F. W. P. GREENWOOD, D.D.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1839, by MARSH, CAPEN, LYON, AND WEBB,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

SUMMER.

"THOU CROWNEST THE YEAR WITH THY GOODNESS, AND THY PATHS DROP FATNESS. THEY DROP UPON THE PASTURES OF THE WILDERNESS; AND THE LITTLE HILLS REJOICE ON EVERY SIDE. THE PASTURES ARE CLOTHED WITH FLOCKS; THE VALLEYS ALSO ARE COVERED WITH CORN. THEY SHOUT FOR JOY; THEY ALSO SING."-Psalm lxv.