A new and accurate system of natural history .. . ral little regarded by man, except fromthe prejudice they are of to his labours, were formedin fuch great abundance, it would be no eafy ta(k tofind a reply. For mans ufe they were not made, asthey are allowed to be noxious to him; nor for thefuftenance of other animals that may be of ufe to him,fince the advantages of the latter cannot compenfatefor damage done by the former; perhaps the wifeftanfwer would be, that every creature was formedfor itfelf, and each allowed to feize as great a quan-tity of happinefs from the univerfal ftock, as wasc
A new and accurate system of natural history .. . ral little regarded by man, except fromthe prejudice they are of to his labours, were formedin fuch great abundance, it would be no eafy ta(k tofind a reply. For mans ufe they were not made, asthey are allowed to be noxious to him; nor for thefuftenance of other animals that may be of ufe to him,fince the advantages of the latter cannot compenfatefor damage done by the former; perhaps the wifeftanfwer would be, that every creature was formedfor itfelf, and each allowed to feize as great a quan-tity of happinefs from the univerfal ftock, as wasconfluent with the univerfal plan ; thus each wasformed to make the happinefs of each; the weak ofthe llrong, and the ftrong of the weak, but flill in pro-portion to every order, power of ^ueftand enjoy-ment. Thus we Ihall find, that tho man may be reci-procally ufeful to other animals, yet in fome meafurethey were formed for his ufe, becaufe he has been en-dowed with every power of rendering them lub-fervient, and enjoying their THE NATURAL HISTORY O F INSECTS. M. ^ ^ Jt. a», jfc. jfc jfc^^ Jfc ^. J^ jfc^ jfc jfc-ifc: jfc-iik: jfc J@J J^ pofed of feveral rings joined together by ^ W a membrane, or of feveral fmall plates, wv/ww which play one over another, or i:\{^ hav-mg a body confifling of two or threeparts, joined together by a fort of a thread or firft kind, we commonly call Worms or Grubs ;as alfo, Caterpillars. When they advance from oneplaxre to another, they ftretch the miifculous Ikin,which feparates the firft ring from thofe that follow,and thruft it fbrwards to a certain diftance ; then theycontradt and wrinkle the fkin on the fame fide, bring-ing forwards the fecond ring, and fo on j and thusthey can move along without feet, proceed out of theearth, and enter into it again without ary danger;befides, they can proceed in this manner backwardor forward as they plnewaccuratesyste04broo
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