Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-04-06
KOnnnCe OF Insect Life.

We take the following beautiful from on Hi-:ori-
cal Lecture by Judge CHAELrOS OF Georgia:
1.-THE earth teens with mys'eres-the sky shines ~ IN
hem-tney float m the ar-hey swim in the doep-they
flash from the dark TJ5cd couds-they whisper m the zen
he tones Of the summer wnd-ihey speak IN trumpet
onguc.-in the voice OF tho tempest and the thunder
Cease thy ongngs for the ancient days on deamer Close
thy book aBi look about ihcs upon the volume Of Nature
See there, before thee tiny that thou canst
scarce distinguish from the grains Of sand surround IT,
watch lit moves on with energy and instinct that
enables II 10 overcome or avoid all Obstacles Sec
It has seized some object Larger than ITSELF and .ull
u goes bravery on-nphing daunts it--npthing stops
~ tread 1t under foot lot thou can'st have the heart
to attempt such nurdcrJ and 1t will rise up again
beneath the Of sand aud turn once more 10 It's labor
DOst h know ~ IL b. the ant the lion hearted ant toll
ing amid the heart Oi summer; and though the on's
brightness and it, warmth are bringing % md prour
ten thousand enJoymenr ior the lille traveller he Is busy
gathering together his poyen5er for the long winter time
when frost aud aud cold shall have ckcd up the
Rraueuos Of nature. Thou Wilt that am noel king
thee that thou can This daily and hourly; and il this
mystery hersforel II thou hsd.t read IN thoe ancient 10
gOns before thee, Of courageous that vd
attack an animal Of ten thousand tunes ~ magnitude.
1t Industry 80 interchangeable that II would climb hon o
TOPS ana mountlts u pufus IT. cOuis'; of perseycr.
anee 50 unil7ggng' that though repulscd thousand
unts' u sui would return and the obsace
ihut impcded 1.-THE eye would have sp,rk led ,yib
interest aud amszomcrtit because II Is cousanfy be
fore. thee-becauso belongs to the present time
mt thou luOk'st 20 dsianfuy upon %. When did
Tue Knight Errsnts Of thy heart do half so much ,
When did their bJsoms beat high with vnor and detc
nn1uOn as its poor insect Bot u hos no ly,es no
burning JeuIousi,s, blood-stlinod victorosr Uo.
knowost thou that! warrant thee, that tiny breast
has grown genter for fond one that lived within 81.
i!iie world that ~ blood has moved quicker when come
AdJns out has nued around the m h coq,ct,s. tbat i,
path hos been stunned by the trophies Of IT, mimic bauss
bii mon Wit say, why d',t thou lure from nv glowing
Pge point me To this moving atom' Why not show me
ihc majestic mysteries Of naiuro2 Why waste nv time witt,
topic 70 insgncanR auswcf because ID - inaiypi.
hcnnL point thee there 10 u the smallest of E,b,s
,'uies' 20 ask teo me atoms contain such wondors
much more the noble md lofty works Of nature Follow
me- 81 ih'u wilt Let No. dive into the cnverns Of the
hnr'h and mark the scupiured hss-the rocky avenues
stretching miles and miles below the busy haunts of men
Let ~ plunge into The deep, and the huge leviahan
sP'flng amid mo w'iers ~ the rainbow hucd dolphin
sne q ng' back bright rays n the glorious sun Let o.,
climb into the air add behold the eagle wih hs untirinp
"ng and his unhnchng eyes, the noble nlpc NJ indotn
abc prrsevofance end u brilliant genius sonrng proudly
and gszrg hKedy toward Heavens brightest luninary
Dn' crcanef n The moments Of Thy life were multiplied
~ the sands Of the desert, they would no al short
unravel these mysteries that around thee and above
thee