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THESAURO-PHULAKION[Greek]: or, A treasury of divine raptures

Consisting of Serious Observations, Pious Ejaculations, Select Epigrams. Alphabetically rank'd and fil'd by a Private Chaplain to the Illustrious and Renowned Lady Urania The Divine and Heavenly Muse. The first part [by Nicholas Billingsley]

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154. On a Butter-fly.

We smile to see our little Children try
Their skill, to catch the painted butter-flie.
And yet alas, we do the very same,
Nay worse our selves, O is not this a shame!