ZOOLOGY. 187 



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CLASS V. 



Insecta. INSECTS. 



■Rut chief the forest boughs 



That dance uniuimber'd to the playful breeze. 

 The downy orchard, and the melting pulp 

 Of mellow fruit, the nameless nations feed 

 Of evanescent Insects. Wh-^re the pool 

 Stands mantlud o'er with green, invi-^ible. 

 Amid the floating verdure millions stray. 



Thompson. 



NSECTS, though inferior in bulk, far surpass in variety 

 of forms, beauty of colouring, and singularity of structure, 

 all the larger tribes of Animals ; and to those, who litie the 

 pious Boyle, can look with an equal eye oi fiumiration on 

 the Watches^ as on the Clocks of Nature, will ever aiTord 

 objects of delight, wonder and instruction. From their di- 

 minutive size, and the small share they appear to have, in 

 furnishing any of the requisite comforts, or contributing to 

 the conveniences of Mankind, the knowledge of them has 



