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

Feasted some friends whom he esteemed great,

Forth from his hand an iron Fly flew out;

Which having flown a perfect round-about,

With weary wings return’d unto her master:

And as judicious on his arm he plac’d her.

O! wit divine, that in the narrow womb

Of a small fly, could find sufficient room

For all those springs, wheels, counterpoise and chains,

Which stood instead of life, and blood, and veins![1000]

We find also in a work bearing the title “Apologie pour les Grands Homines Accusés de Magie,” that “Jean de Montroyal presented to the Emperor Charles V. an iron