Why has not man a microscopic eye?
For this plain reason,—man is not a fly.
Essay on Man. Epistle i. Line 193.
Die of a rose in aromatic pain.
Essay on Man. Epistle i. Line 200.
The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine!
Feels at each thread, and lives along the line.[316:2]
Essay on Man. Epistle i. Line 217.
Remembrance and reflection how allied!
What thin partitions sense from thought divide![316:3]