Nature is full of suggestive beauty, [203]
Observe the enamels of the cicindela, [204]
And those of the scarabæi, [205]
Instead of copying from antique absurdities, go then to the insect-collector's cabinet, [206]
And its treasures will inspire the artist with new ideas, [207]
CHAPTER IX.—THE SPIDER—INDUSTRY—STANDING STILL.
We come to the consideration of the spider, [211]
Whose life is a lottery, and which is branded with ugliness, [212]
It is, however, the type of the persevering worker, [213]
An anecdote in illustration of its character, [214]