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]