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THE
GLOW-WORM.
The Male of this Insect is said to be a Fly, which the Female Caterpillar attracts in the night by the lustre of her train.
When Evening closes Nature's eye,
The Glow-worm lights her little spark,
To captivate her favourite Fly,
And tempt the rover through the dark.
The Glow-worm lights her little spark,
To captivate her favourite Fly,
And tempt the rover through the dark.
Conducted by a sweeter star
Than all that deck the fields above,
He fondly hastens from afar,
To sooth her solitude with love.
Than all that deck the fields above,
He fondly hastens from afar,
To sooth her solitude with love.