Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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DESCRIPTION OF BEES. |
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DESCRIPTION OF BEES.
Thus toil the Bees beneath the sultry sky,While o'er each plant with rapid touch they fly;
[illeg.] sweets extract from each virgineal flower,
[illeg.] bear its fragrance to their waxen bower:
[illeg.] liquid balm with chemic art condense,
[illeg.] in each cell its proper store dispense.
[illeg.] with care attend the homeward hive,
[illeg.] from their walls the dronal army drive;
[illeg.] all unite, collect, or stow their food,
[illeg.] each employ'd, consult the common good.
[illeg.] subtle pride, or avaricious claim,
[illeg.] union mars, or disappoints its aim:
[illeg.] their labours, and alike their plan,
[illeg.] themselves the lesson and reproach of man.
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