Untouched Forests as Temples
Among the scenes which are deeply impressed on my mind, none exceed in sublimity the primeval forests undefaced by the hand of man; whether those of Brazil, where the powers of Life are predominant, or those of Tierra del Fuego, where Death and Decay prevail. Both are temples filled with the varied productions of the God of Nature: no one can stand in these solitudes unmoved, and not feel that there is more in man than the mere breath of his body.
Notes:
Darwin remarks on the wonders filling untouched forests he explored in his voyages.
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Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle round the world