Its vital intensity is revealed by the brightness of its colouring, [122]

Insects of gay attire are found in every region, [123]

Even among the snows of the Alpine peaks, [124]

BOOK THE SECOND.—MISSION AND ARTS OF THE INSECT.

CHAPTER I.—SWAMMERDAM.

The secret of the Insect World first discovered by Swammerdam, [129]

A comparison instituted between him and Galileo, [130]

His early years, his favourite occupations, and his collections of insects, [131], [132]

To assist him in his investigations he invented the microscope, [133]

His patient labours rewarded by great discoveries, [134]