approaching further , descending , closing in on , scanning star upon star and planet upon planet of living things he grew more and more entranced : the industry of a million million worlds ; the buzzing here and there of interplanetary and intergalactic little crafts , gliding through his gossamer wings and flowing robes like so much wind ; the little wars they fought now and then ; the homage they paid to some winged god or other most every day ; the happinesses and sorrows of so very many a creature ; all this busy life , this all entranced him .