love's meinie. G1 



C)0. I take the rude outline of sail in Fis;. 3, aud uow 

 considei-iuiJ- it as a iib of one of our own sailino; vessels, 

 slightly exaggerate the loops at the edge, and draw 

 curved lines from them to the opposite ])oint, Fig. 4 ; and 



Fig. 4. 



I have a reptilian or dragon's wing, which would, with 

 some ramification of the supporting ribs, become a bat's 

 or moth's ; that is to say, an extension of membrane be- 

 tween the ribs (as in an umbrella), which will catch the 

 wind, and flutter upon it, like a leaf ; but cainiot strike it 

 to any purpose. The fl}ing squirrel drifts like a falling 

 leaf ; the bat flits like a black rag torn at the edge. To 

 give power, we must have plumes that can strike, as with 

 the flat of a sword-blade ; and to give perfect power, these 

 must be laid over each other, so that each may support 

 the one below it. I use the word below advisedly : we 

 have to strike down. The lowest feather is the one that 



