For our winter's honey is all to make,

And our bread for a long supply."

Then off we hie to the hill and the dell,

To the field, the wild wood and bower;

In the columbine's horn we love to dwell;

To dip in the lily with snow-white bell,

To search the balm in its odorous cell,

The thyme and the rosemary flower.

We seek for the bloom of the eglantine,

The lime, painted thistle, and brier,