Agnes, my beautiful butterfly,

Playfully shalt thou be caught!

I am weaving a net, and its meshes fine

Are all of my music wrought!

Agnes.

[Dancing backwards and always eluding him.]

And am I a butterfly, dainty and slight,

Let me sip of the heather-bell blue,

And art thou a boy, let me be thy sport,

But oh! not thy captive too!