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Excerpt from All the Voyages Round the World: From the First by Magellan, in 1520, to That of Freycinet, in 1820
The distinguishing characteristic of the human mind being an invincible spirit of inquiry, which disdains to rest satisfied with the simple impres sions communicated by the external senses, it was, in all probability, one of the first desires of the first men who tenanted the earth, to gain, not only a more intimate, but comprehensive acquaintance with its peculiar qualities and figure.
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