Tuesday March 09, 2010 14:18
“Not only the Heavens, and other vast, and more excellent parts of Nature declare the glory of their Almighty Maker; but even the least and most despicable of his productions do also discover the work of his hands, and raise their minds who attentively consider them to a grateful admiration of the greatness of his power, and an humble acknowledgment of his Sovereignty: Out of a perswasion therefore that there are some who delightfully search into the secrets of Nature, and contemplate the wonders of God, who out of his inexhaustible treasures hath endued the most inconsiderable of his creatures with so many rich ornaments, occult qualities, and rare beauties, we shall bestow this Chapter on the considerations of certain Insects commonly seen in these Islands, all which have some peculiar properties, as so many beams of glory to raise them from their natural lowness into some esteem.”
From Charles de Rochefort’s The History of the Caribby-Islands as translated by John Davies for publication in London in 1666.
