Yet in his own country he was not honoured; it was in France that his work met with due appreciation, [135]
Ardent devotion to science brings on premature decay, [136]
Dark clouds overcast his later years, [137]
He died at the age of three and forty, [138]
His work is carried on by Leuwenhoek and Malpighi, [139]
CHAPTER II.—THE MICROSCOPE: HAS THE INSECT A PHYSIOGNOMY?
In the infinitely little lurks a great attraction for man, [143]
Hence its study should be systematically undertaken, [144]
Michelet applies himself to his microscope, [145]
And examines the structure of an insect's wing, [146]