OBSERVATIONS. S 



defile their neat apparel, or endanger their 

 tender lives. 



Every one admires the majestic Horse. 

 With how rapid career does he bound along 

 the plain ! Yet the Grasshopper springs for- 

 ward with a bound abundantly more impe- 

 tuous. The Ant too, in proportion to his 

 size, excels him both in swiftness and 

 strength, and will climb precipices which 

 the most courageous courser dares not at- 

 tempt to scale. If the Snail moves more 

 slowly, she has however no need to go the 

 same way twice over ; because, whenever she 

 departs, wherever she roams, she is always at 

 home. 



Even the Spider, though abhorred by 

 man, is the care of all-sustaining heaven. 

 She is to support herself by trepanning the 

 wandering fly. Suitable to her employ, she 

 has bags of glutinous moisture. From this 

 she spins a clammy thread, and weaves it 

 into a tenacious net. This she spreads in the 

 most opportune place. But knowing her 

 appearance would deter him from approach- 

 ing, she then retires out of sight. Yet she 

 constantly keeps within distance; so as to 



