# The Breath of Life

Author: Burroughs, John, 1837-1921

Genre: Category: Science - Biology

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18335

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Breath+of+Life+Burroughs&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

As life nears its end with me, I find myself meditating more and more upon the mystery of its nature and origin, yet without the least hope that I can find out the ways of the Eternal in this or in any other world. In these studies I fancy I am about as far from mastering the mystery as the ant which I saw this morning industriously exploring a small section of the garden walk is from getting a clear idea of the geography of the North American Continent. But the ant was occupied and was apparently happy, and she must have learned something about a small fraction of that part of the earth's surface.

## Chapters

- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-breath-of-life-18335/chapters/18/index.md)