II. OUR STUDIES AT PARIS AND IN SWITZERLAND.
How the writer was assisted by his wife in his study of the Insect, [23]
Woman is well adapted for such a study; and why?, [24]
Her tact, delicate touch, and fine perception fit her for microscopical investigations, [24]
The writer seeks a retirement near Lucerne, [25]
The surrounding scenery is described, [26]
And he bursts into a glowing panegyric on the Alps, [27]
He discourses on the communion between Nature and the human soul, [28]
This leads him to a description of a forest scene, [29]
In which he recognizes the presence of the insect life, [30]