. The butterfly book;. Butterflies. The Caterpillar and the Ant Can foot a minuet or jig, And snoov 't like ony whirly-gig; Wiiich gars my jo aft grip my hand, Till his heart pitty-pattys, and — But laigh my qualities I bring, To stand up clashing wi' a thing, A creeping thing the like o' thee. Not worthy o' a farewell t' ye,' The airy Ant syne turned awa, And left him wi' a proud gaffa. The Caterpillar was struck dumb, And never answered her a mum: The humble reptile fand some pain, Thus to be banter'd wi' disdain. But tent neist time the Ant came by, The worm was grown a Butterfly; Transpare
. The butterfly book;. Butterflies. The Caterpillar and the Ant Can foot a minuet or jig, And snoov 't like ony whirly-gig; Wiiich gars my jo aft grip my hand, Till his heart pitty-pattys, and — But laigh my qualities I bring, To stand up clashing wi' a thing, A creeping thing the like o' thee. Not worthy o' a farewell t' ye,' The airy Ant syne turned awa, And left him wi' a proud gaffa. The Caterpillar was struck dumb, And never answered her a mum: The humble reptile fand some pain, Thus to be banter'd wi' disdain. But tent neist time the Ant came by, The worm was grown a Butterfly; Transparent were his wings and fair, Which bare him flight'ring through the air. Upon a flower he stapt his flight. And thinking on his former slight. Thus to the Ant himself addrest: ' Pray, Madam, will ye please to rest? And notice what I now advise: Inferiors ne'er too much despise, For fortune may gie sic a turn. To raise aboon ye what ye scorn: For instance, now I spread my wing In air, while you 're a creeping thing.' " Allan ^EKi«Ui5ctel. 317. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932. New York, Doubleday & McClure co.
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