Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions. / A Complete Collection of the Legends, Superstitions, Beliefs, and Ominous Signs Connected with Insects; Together with Their Uses in Medicine, Art, and as Food; and a Summary of Their Remarkable Injuries and Appearances.

by Frank Cowan

Sir John.

Child, I’m not blind

To objects so minute: I know it well;

’Tis the companion of the waning year,

And lives among the blossoms of the hop;

It has fine silken wings enfolded close

Under that coat of mail.

Cecilia.

I see them, sir,

For it unfurls them now—’tis up and gone.[25]