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The Butterfly And The Bee. (From The Villager's Verse-Book.)

By William Lisle Bowles

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Methought I heard a butterfly     Say to a labouring bee,     Thou hast no colours of the sky     On painted wings, like me.      Poor child of vanity! those dyes,     And colours bright and rare,     With mild reproof, the bee replies,     Are all beneath my care.      Content I toil from morn till eve,     And, scorning idleness,     To tribes of gawdy sloth I leave     The vanities of dress.

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William Lisle Bowles

About William Lisle Bowles

William Lisle Bowles is a distinguished poet whose works have shaped the landscape of English literature. Their poetry explores the depths of human emotion, nature, love, and philosophical thought through powerful and evocative verse. Readers continue to find solace, inspiration, and beauty in their timeless words.

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