THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
79 
This Monad becomings a father or mother, 
By budding or bursting produced such 
another; 
And shortly there followed a sister or 
brother, 
Which nobody can deny. 
But Monad no longer designates them 
well — 
They ’re a cluster of molecules now, or a 
cell; 
But which of the two doctors only can tell, 
Which nobody can deny. 
These beings, increasing, grew buoyant 
with life. 
And each to itself was both husband and 
wife; 
And at first, strange to say, the two lived 
without strife. 
Which nobody can deny. 
But such crowding together soon trouble- 
some grew, 
^nd they thought a division of labour 
would do ; 
So their sexual system was parted in two, 
Which nobody can deny. 
Thus Plato supposes that, severed by fate. 
Human halves run about each in search 
of its mate. 
Never pleased till they gain their original 
state. 
Which nobody can deny. 
Excrescences fast were now trying to 
shoot ; 
Some put out a feeler, some put out a 
foot ; 
Some set up a mouth, and some struck 
down a root, 
Which nobody can deny. 
See, hydras and sponges and star-fishes 
breed. 
And flies, fleas and lobsters in order 
succeed. 
While ichthyosauruses follow the lead. 
Which nobody can deny. 
Some, wishing to walk, manufactured a 
limb ; 
Some rigged out a fin, with a purpose to 
swim ; 
Some opened an eye, some remained dark 
and dim, 
Which nobody can deny. 
From reptiles and fishes to birds we 
ascend. 
And quadrupeds next their dimensions 
extend. 
Till we rise up to monkeys and men — 
where we end. 
Which nobody can deny. 
Some creatures are bulky, some creatures 
are small. 
As Nature sends food for the few or for all ; 
And the weakest we know ever go to the 
wall. 
Which nobody can deny. 
A deer with a neck that is longer by half 
Than the rest of its family (try not to 
laugh). 
By stretching and stretching becomes a 
Giraffe, 
Which nobody can deny. 
A very tall pig, with a very long nose, 
Sends forth a proboscis quite down to 
his toes ; 
And he then by the name of Elephant goes, 
Which nobody can deny. 
The four-footed beast that we now call a 
Whale, 
Held his hind legs so close that they 
grew to a tail. 
Which he uses for threshing the sea like 
a flail. 
Which nobody can deny. 
Pouters, tumblers and fantails are from 
the same source ; 
The racer and hack may be traced to one 
Horse : 
So men were developed from Monkeys, 
of course. 
Which nobody can deny. 
