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who made him no reply. After again speaking to 

 him, he said, " You do not hear me, Mr. Burke.' 5 

 " I was admiring/ 5 said Burke, " the curious struc- 

 ture of this grashopper. See how wonderfully it 

 is formed, what strength and activity has been 

 bestowed upon it." His friend, not being much 

 interested in the structure of an insect, went on to 

 tell Mr. Burke of some important occurrence in 

 the political world. Mr. Burke was, however, 

 evidently abstracted, and paid no attention to what 

 he was saying. At last he burst forth, while he 

 looked at the insect in his hand, into a beautiful 

 illustration of the moral and religious truths to be 

 derived from a contemplation of the wisdom of 

 the Creator in the works of creation. Mr. Burke 5 s 

 great mind did not disdain to receive instruction 

 from one of the chirping grashoppers of his 

 field. 



We always hail with peculiar pleasure the first 

 appearance of Crocusses and Snow-drops after a 

 hard winter. Mrs. Tighe's description of the 

 snow-drop is very pretty. 



The snow drop, 



Whiter than the snow it blooms among, 

 Droops its fair head, submissive to the power 

 Of every angry blast which sweeps along, 

 Sparing the lovely trembler. 



