...fish. Insects have been said to be nature's most favoured creation, having combined in them all that is beautiful and graceful, interesting and alluring, or curious and singular in every other class of her (nature's) productions. They are placed by entomologists in three great divisions, in accordance...

...pleasing find wonderful. Insects, indeed, appear to have been Nature's favourite production, in which to manifest her power and skill. She has combined and concentrated almost all that is cither beautiful and graceful, interesting and alluring, or curious and singular, in every other class...

...to manifest her power and skill, she has combined and concentrated all that is either beautiful or graceful, interesting and alluring, or curious and...singular, in every other class and order of her children." Pliny declared of insects : " In these beings so minute and as it were such nonentities, what wisdom...

...Nature's favourite productions, in which, in order to manifest her skill and power, she has combined all that is either beautiful and graceful, interesting...alluring, or curious and singular in every other class of her children. To these, her valued miniatures, she has given the most delicate touch and highest...

...Nature's favourite productions, in which, in order to manifest her skill and power, she has combined all that is either beautiful and graceful, interesting...alluring, or curious and singular in every other class of her children. To these, her valued miniatures, she has given the most delicate touch and highest...