...guarded his breast Was once the wild hce's golden vest; His cloak of a thousand mingled dyes, AVas form'd of the wings of butterflies; His shield was the shell...ground of green; And the quivering lance which he brandish'd bright, Was the sting of a wasp he had slain in fight. Swift he bestrode his tire-fly steed;...

...that guarded his breast Was once the wild bee's golden vest ; His cloak, of a thousand mingled dyes, Was formed of the wings of butterflies ; His shield...bestrode his fire-fly steed ; He bared his blade of the bent-grass blue ; Ho drove his spurs of the cockle-seed, And away like a glance of thought ho flew,...

...that guarded his breast Was once the wild bee's golden vest; His cloak, of a thousand mingled dyes, Was formed of the wings of butterflies ; His shield was the shell of a ludy-bug queen, Studs of gold on a ground of green; And the quivering lance, which he brandished bright,...

...once the wild bee's golden vest; His cloak of a thousand mingled dyes, Was formed of the wings of the butterflies ; His shield was the shell of a lady-bug queen, Studs of gold on the ground of green ; And the quivering lance which he brandished bright, Was the sting of a wasp he...

...that guarded his breast Was once the wild bee's golden vest ; His cloak, of a thousand mingled dyes, Was formed of the wings of butterflies ; His shield...bestrode his fire-fly steed ; He bared his blade of the bent-grass blue ; He drove his spurs of the cockle-seed. And away like a glance of thought he flew,...

...that guarded his breast Was once the wild bee's golden vest ; His cloak, of a thousand mingled dyes, Was formed of the wings of butterflies ; His shield...bestrode his firefly steed ; He bared his blade of the bent-grass blue ; He drove his spurs of the cockle-seed, And away like a glance of thought he flew...

...that guarded his breast Was once the wild bee's golden vest ; His cloak, of a thousand mingled dyes, Was formed of the wings of butterflies ; His shield was the shell of a lady-bug queen, XXV. And the quivering lance which he brandished bright, Was the sting of a wasp he had slain in fight....

...beach and breathed a prayer; Then spread his wings 'of gilded blue, And on to the elfin court he flew. Swift he bestrode his fire-fly steed; He bared his blade of the bent-grass blue; And away like a glance of thought he flew To skim the heavens, and follow far The...

...that guarded his breast Was once the wild bee's golden vest ; His cloak, of a thousand mingled dyes, Was formed of the wings of butterflies ; His shield...grass blue ; He drove his spurs of the cockle-seed, To skim the heavens and follow far The fiery trail of the rocket-star. XXVI. The moth-fly, as he shot...

...once the wild bee's golden vest ; His cloak of a thousand mingled dyes, Was formed of the wings of the butterflies ; His shield was the shell of a lady-bug queen, Studs of gold on the ground of green ; And the quivering lance which he brandished bright, Was the sting of a wasp he...