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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Emperor's Rout, by Unknown
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+Title: The Emperor's Rout
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+Author: Unknown
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+Release Date: March 22, 2008 [EBook #24894]
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+Language: English
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+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE EMPEROR'S ROUT ***
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+[Frontispiece: _M. Gauci delt._ _Printed by C. Motte 23 Leicester Sqre._]
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+THE EMPEROR'S ROUT.
+
+ILLUSTRATED BY COLOURED PLATES.
+
+
+LONDON:
+CHARLES TILT, 86, FLEET STREET.
+
+MDCCCXXXI.
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+LONDON:
+BRADBURY AND EVANS, PRINTERS,
+BOUVERIE STREET.
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+THE EMPEROR'S ROUT.
+
+
+  As the _Emperor Moth_[1] sat one evening in May,
+  Fanned by numberless wings in the moon's silver ray,
+  While around him the zephyrs breathed sweetest perfume,
+  Thus he spoke to his dwarf with the _Ragged white plume_:[2]
+  "That vain Butterfly's Ball, I hear, was most splendid,
+  And, as the world says, very fully attended,
+  Though she never asked us, but assigned as a cause,
+  We were all much too heavy to gallope and waltz.
+  What impertinence this, want of grace to ascribe
+  To the Lord of the whole Lepidopterous tribe;
+  I too'll give a ball, and such folks to chastise,
+  I'll not be at home to these pert butterflies.
+  Bid the _Empress_[3] come hither, and we'll talk about
+  What arrangements to make for a capital rout."
+
+[Illustration: THE INVITATION.]
+
+  The Empress obeyed her lord's summons with speed,
+  And proceeded her visiting tablets to read,
+  That those of her subjects, whose homage was booked
+  In that coveted record, might not be o'erlooked.
+  Then the _Bufftip_[4] began to write each moth a card,
+  Having one for herself just by way of reward.
+  "First ask," says the Emperor, "the _Glory of Kent_,[5]
+  On having much beauty my mind is quite bent;
+  The _Belle_, too, _of Brixton_,[6] the _Marvel du Jour_,[7]
+  And the _Peach-blossom_[8] moth you'll invite, I am sure;
+  The _Sphinx_[9] too, shall come, who makes riddles so well,
+  And the _Gipsey_[10] be ready our fortunes to tell;
+  _Mother Shipton_[11] shall chap'rone the lovely _Black I_,[12]
+  And those awkward Greek girls, _Lambda_,[13] _Gamma_,[14]
+        and _Chi_;[15]
+  _Hebrew Character_,[16] too, who for routs has a passion;
+  And I'll ask Mrs. _Gothic_,[17] though she's out of fashion,
+  For I love my old friends, and had rather that they
+  Should partake of our feast, than the idle and gay,
+  Who flutter about without object or reason,
+  Just live for an hour, and last but a season."
+  How little, alas! do great moths bear in mind,
+  That their tenure of life is of just the same kind.
+  "You're right," said the Empress, "and truly 'twere shabby,
+  T'exclude from our party poor old Mrs. _Tabby_,[18]
+  And the _Rustics_[19] I'll ask, though not one has a gown
+  In which to appear, save of black, grey, or brown;
+  And some of them go, too, so feathered and flounced,
+  That the _Coxcomb_[20] called _Prominent_, on them pronounced
+  A sentence of censure, quite just, but so tart,
+  That I felt, when I heard it, quite cut to the heart.
+  But now to proceed, Sire, the _Leopard_[21] I vote,
+  Be razed from our list, with that ugly old _Goat_,[22]
+  Who in youth made such terrible use of his jaws,
+  That I dread, I confess, e'en the sight of his claws;
+  And as to his muscles, 'tis said that when counted,
+  To four thousand and just forty-one they amounted;
+  Of Musk too, I'm told, he sheds such perfume,
+  That wherever he goes, he fills the whole room.
+  Exclude him we will, with the old _Dromedary_,[23]
+  The _Elephant_[24] cunning, and _Fox_[25] too, so wary,
+  That though I don't know it for certain, I'm told
+  They cheat at Ecarte, like Hermes of old.
+
+[Illustration: THE DEATH'S HEAD MOTH.]
+
+  The _Ghost_[26] and _Death's head_,[27] and that terrible host,
+  Would but scare all the guests"--Here the Emperor lost,
+  For a moment, his patience, and cried to his spouse,
+  "If thus you proceed, ma'am, my anger you'll rouse.
+  Like th' Egyptians of old, I'll have at my feast
+  A figure of death, or his cross-bones at least,
+  To remind all our guests of the limited span
+  That to moths is allotted, as well as to man,
+  And how e'en in the midst of enjoyment's gay hour,
+  We are still in death's stern and inflexible power.
+  So let them have cards, and I'll go and prepare
+  For receiving our friends, the best possible fare."
+  The Monarch then went with the _Eyed Hawk_,[28] his scout,
+  To search for a spot fit for giving his rout;
+  A green ring he found, the work of a fairy,
+  And thinking it looked both commodious and airy,
+  He called to him _Brimstone_[29] to measure the ground,
+  For another _Geometra_[30] could not be found;
+  Of this workman he knew the correctness full well,
+  What he wrought was as nice as if done by a spell.
+  The spot was judged proper, and erected in haste
+  Were some well fashioned rooms, which displayed his good taste.
+  _Carpet Moths_[31] were appointed to stencil the floor,
+  The _Clothes Moths_[32] with gossamer covered the door;
+  _Mahogany_[33] and _Wainscot_[34] were neither deficient
+  In offering their aid, which proved most efficient,
+  While _Veneers_,[35] both rosy and yellow, were able
+  T'improve, by their help, the decayed supper table.
+  For the crockery, _China Mark_[36] promised to strive,
+  And _Galleria_[37] offered to steal from a hive,
+  Profusion of honey; _Pinguinalis_[38] brought butter,
+  And with wax _Cereana_[39] came all in a flutter.
+  These presents the Emperor gladly accepted,
+  Save Galleria's theft, which with scorn was rejected,
+  So little do moths of great minds patronise
+  The base who by fraud or extortion would rise.
+  In the mean time the Empress her _Swifts_[40] had sent out
+  To deliver the cards for this elegant rout.
+  _Puss_[41] sent an excuse, with the _Kitten_[42] engaged,
+  And the _Eggar_,[43] poor lady, was highly enraged
+  That her numerous offspring requiring her care,
+  Prevented her joining a party so rare.
+  The _Burnets_,[44] _Brown Pinioned_,[45] the _Dingy Brocades_,[46]
+  The _Black Raven Feather_,[47] and sweet _Angle Shades_,[48]
+  Had promised that day with the _Tussock_[49] to dine,
+  A lady of fashion, whose hour was nine;
+  But when they received their dread sovereign's command,
+  They yielded to custom's imperious demand,
+  For moths with us mortals in this do agree,
+  That all parties must bow to a monarch's decree.
+  Lady _Lappet_[50] being ill, the _Poplar Lutestring_[51]
+  The two Misses _Nonpareil_[52] promised to bring;
+  And the _Spectacle Moth_,[53] too near sighted to go,
+  Sent his ward the _Bright Eye_,[54] with the _Flame Furbelow_,[55]
+  Whose young lover, the beautiful, brave _Unicorn_,[56]
+  Had been shot in a duel with the _Red Striped Hawthorn_.[57]
+  Not quite fit to appear, the gallant _Swallow Tail_[58]
+  At the doctors with anger continued to rail,
+  He having been lamed by the awkward _Bulrush_,[59]
+  To the serious alarm of the fair _Maiden's Blush_.[60]
+  The day now arrived, and at nine of the night,
+  The glow-worm being hired the highways to light,
+  The guests 'gan to assemble, and each was announced
+  By the _Herald_,[61] who loudly their names all pronounced.
+  The _Ermine_,[62] a lady of noble degree,
+  Introduced a long train of her large family;
+  Some in _Muslin_,[63] some _Satin_,[64] were chastely arrayed,
+  While the _Emerald_,[65] the _Pearl_,[66] and the _Mocha_[67]
+        displayed
+  Their jewels so costly, that poor _Burnished Brass_[68]
+  Unnoticed was suffered the evening to pass.
+  From the banks of the Niger the _Blackamoor_[69] brought
+  A fat _Moor_,[70] who presented a _Tyger_[71] just caught;
+  An old _Gentlewoman_[72] had promised to bring
+  A musical Miss, who divinely could sing,
+  But whose fair head, no larger than that of a _Dot_,[73]
+  Was filled with the thought of a _True Lover's Knot_;[74]
+  So she hem'd and she ha'd, then unblushingly told,
+  How she caught as she came a most violent cold,
+  And felt such oppression and pain in her throat,
+  That she scarcely dared venture to utter a note;
+  And thus with most Misses of human creation,
+  How often their colds are but mere affectation.
+  The dancing began, and soft music was heard,
+  Provided, 'twas said, by the sweet _Humming Bird_.[75]
+  Old Colonel _Gold Spangle_,[76] his dancing days past,
+  Volunteered with good humour the dances to cast;
+  To the forward Miss _Portland_[77] Captain _Christian_[78] he brought,
+  Who, aided by Mars, the young lady had caught,
+  For moths, like their betters, as I have been told,
+  Are mightily taken with scarlet and gold.
+  The _Foresters_[79] danced, arrayed all in green,
+  With the _Clear Wings_,[80] whose beauty gave life to the scene;
+  The _Mouse_,[81] quite enamoured, entreated in vain
+  The hand of the lovely _Pease Blossom_[82] to gain,
+  And the _Satellite_,[83] though he till now had sat still,
+  Made up to the _Seraph_[84] to dance a quadrille.
+  The _Quakers_,[85] who ne'er had been seen at a ball,
+  With the _Coronets_[86] galloped around the great hall,
+  And the sad _Mourning Widow_,[87] her weeds put away,
+  To waltz with the lustrous _Japan_,[88] now quite gay;
+  While the _Magpie_[89] obtained universal applause,
+  By fluttering a hornpipe upon his hind claws.
+  The _Vapourer_[90] came not, but he was no loss,
+  For wherever he went he was stupid and cross;
+  And his wife, an old dowdy, bereft of all wings,
+  Was unfit to appear as th' associate of Kings;
+  The _Dagger_[91] came armed, and looked all around,
+  But his charmer, Miss _Snout_,[92] was no where to be found,
+  For she had not been asked, and the _Figure of Eight_,[93]
+  With his cousin, the _Sprawler_,[94] joined the party so late,
+  That morn was forth peeping, and the dancing had done,
+  When _Spring Usher_[95] announced the young beautiful _Nun_.[96]
+  The _Gnomana_[97] now indexed the hour of four,
+  The guests were assembled around the great door,
+  Which the _Lacqueys_[98] threw open, and each in his rank
+  Found a seat for himself, and they all ate and drank
+  With a relish that would not disgrace the Guildhall,
+  (To compare for a moment such great things with small,)
+  Where London's Lord Mayor and his Aldermen deign
+  To feast upon turtle, and tipple champagne.
+  Old _Drinker_,[99] the butler, of wine served the best,
+  And a _Footman_[100] was placed at the chair of each guest,
+  In orange, in yellow, or black coats dressed out,
+  For their liveries, 'twas said, were all made for the rout,
+  The Emperor began mirth and glee to inspire,
+  When a loud cry was heard, of "the chimney's on fire;"
+  All started in fear from the table to learn
+  If the house was in flames, or likely to burn;
+  Each snatched up a candle, so left the room dark,
+  And the moment was seized by the _Chamomile Shark_[101]
+  To plunder the table. The _Yorkshire Magpie_[102]
+  Strove also with his share of booty to fly,
+  But was stopped by the _Lacqueys_, who then in a trice
+  Demolished themselves every thing that was nice.
+
+[Illustration: THE ALARM.]
+
+  'Midst this glorious confusion a mischievous _Pug_[103]
+  Contrived of the claret to empty each jug,
+  But not unperceived by young _Miss Exclamation_,[104]
+  Who by her loud cries caused immense consternation.
+  Meanwhile came the _Sweep_,[105] with the _Chimney Sweep's Boy_,[106]
+  And two other _Assistants_,[107] who ran to employ
+  Every means they could think of to put out the flame,
+  In which they succeeded, and found that the blame
+  Belonged to the _Housewife_,[108] who had thrown in the fire
+  Some grease, which occasioned the accident dire.
+  The guests in a panic had now left alone
+  The Emperor and Empress their ills to bemoan.
+  Said the Empress, "My dear, let us never more try
+  With the Butterflies' party so vainly to vie;
+  For what with the heat, the fatigue, and the fright,
+  I never before passed so trying a night;
+  I would not again undergo the vexation
+  Of such a soiree, for the wealth of a nation."
+  "With you I agree," the sage Emperor replied,
+  Who deemed it a lesson to cure them of pride;
+  "And I trust that the thread of our lives will spin out,
+  Ere we ever again attempt such a rout.
+  Alas! we must own we were never designed
+  To flit in the sunshine, or soar on the wind;
+  Nature's changeless decree has allotted its share
+  To each beast of the field, to each bird of the air,
+  To each reptile that creeps, to each insect that flies;
+  And who dares to rebel against nature but dies?"
+
+
+    [1] _Saturnia pavonia minor._ The caterpillars of these moths are
+        of a beautiful green, with blue spots, and after living
+        together for three weeks, they separate, and disperse
+        themselves in all directions. The Chrysalis is covered with a
+        strongly glutinous matter, which resists not only weather, but
+        the perforation of other insects. The Pavonia Major is the
+        largest of European moths, and, according to Latreille, a
+        manufactory of silk from the cocoons has been established in
+        Germany.
+
+    [2] _Pterophorus pentadactylus._ Large White Plume. By some called
+        Ragged Robin. The moths of this genus have their wings divided,
+        or formed of feathers united at the base. The chrysalis is
+        black.
+
+    [3] Female of the _Saturnia pavonia minor_.
+
+    [4] _Pygaera bucephala._
+
+    [5] _Endromis versicolor._
+
+    [6] _Noctua catana._
+
+    [7] _Noctua aprilina._
+
+    [8] _Noctua batis._
+
+    [9] The attitude of the caterpillars, resembling that of the
+        Sphinx, has given this name to the tribe. The moths of the
+        Sphinx have the peculiar power of erecting their wings, but
+        even these cannot make them meet over the back as butterflies
+        do. Their chief food is the potatoe plant.
+
+   [10] _Liparis dispar._--The caterpillars of the Gipsey are very
+        destructive to fruit trees, over which they wander during the
+        day, but at night retire into a web like that of a spider. In
+        1731, they attacked and destroyed most of the oaks in France.
+
+   [11] _Noctua mi._--Called Shipton, from the profile of an old woman
+        which is marked on its upper wings.
+
+   [12] _Noctua I niger._--The Roman character, I, is marked on the
+        wings of this moth.
+
+   [13] [14] [15] _Noctua lambda_, _Noctua gamma_, _Noctua chi._--So
+        named from the spots on their wings resembling these Greek
+        characters. The caterpillars of the Noctua gamma, in 1735,
+        infected the whole of France, and devoured the productions of
+        the kitchen gardens. The common people supposed them to be
+        poisonous, and consequently the use of herbs in making soups
+        was forbidden.
+
+   [16] _Noctua gothica._
+
+   [17] _Noctua typica._
+
+   [18] _Pyralis genus._--The Tabby is often found in the tea chests in
+        the East India warehouses, where it commits great ravages. It
+        never is met with, however, in a chest that is not cracked,
+        thereby proving its English origin.
+
+   [19] _Noctua nigra._--Black rustic. _Noctua laevis._--Grey rustic.
+        _Noctua obsoletissima._--Brown rustic. _Noctua phaea._--Feathered
+        rustic. _Noctua tinea._--Flounced rustic.
+
+   [20] _Notodonta camelina._--The singular name of Coxcomb Prominent,
+        was given to this moth from the crest on its thorax, which
+        resembles that of a cock. The specific name was bestowed in
+        consequence of two lobes on its upper wings, which it raises
+        when at rest.
+
+   [21] _Zeuzera aesculus._--The caterpillar feeds on the wood of apple
+        trees, but the moth is often found in great abundance in St.
+        James's Park; sixty were gathered there in one morning, but the
+        greater number had been half devoured by the birds.
+
+   [22] _Cossus ligniperda._--The caterpillar lives in the interior of
+        trees, and has, according to Lyonet, 4041 muscles. It is three
+        years before the insect attains its perfect state. The
+        caterpillar emits a smell much resembling that of musk, and Ray
+        and Linnaeus both supposed it to be the Cossus mentioned by Pliny,
+        as fattened with flour by the Roman epicures for their tables.
+        Later writers have, however, for many reasons, ascribed this to
+        the larva of the stag beetle.
+
+   [23] _Notodonta dromedarius._--This Notodonta is called Dromedary,
+        from having two crests, similar to humps, on its thorax.
+
+   [24] _Sphinx elpenor._--The caterpillars of the Elephant feed on the
+        plant called Ladies' Bedstraw, (_Galium palustre_), from which
+        they are often shaken by the wind into the water. When this
+        happens, they dexterously turn themselves on their backs, make
+        head and tail meet, and float in this posture till they can
+        contrive to save themselves by clinging to some part of the
+        plant. They possess the power of drawing the head and three
+        first joints within the body at pleasure. The moth flies very
+        late at night, and is rarely caught.
+
+   [25] _Lasiocampa rubi._--The Fox moth is chiefly found on heaths and
+        commons, and lives in the caterpillar state all the winter.
+
+   [26] _Hepialus humuli._--The male moth is of a beautiful and
+        brilliant white, but the female is yellow. It is fond of feeding
+        on the roots of grass, and from having been often found in
+        church-yards, the tradition has arisen that it inhabits those
+        spots only. The caterpillar is very destructive to hops, by
+        devouring the roots.
+
+   [27] _Sphinx atropos._--This is called the Death's Head moth from the
+        resemblance of the spot on its thorax to a human skull. It is
+        the largest of the Sphinx tribe, and is vulgarly regarded as the
+        messenger of pestilence and death. When touched it utters a
+        plaintive cry, like that of a bat or mouse. Reaumur says, that a
+        whole convent in France was thrown into consternation, by one of
+        these moths flying into the dormitory. It frequently robs hives,
+        and Huber states, that its cry renders the bees motionless. It
+        breaks from its chrysalis between four and seven in the
+        afternoon, as the Hawk moth of the Lime always appears at noon,
+        and that of the Evening Primrose at sunrise.
+
+   [28] _Sphinx cellata._--The Eyed-hawk moth flies very swiftly by
+        night, and its caterpillar is very beautiful.
+
+   [29] _Geometra crataegaria._--The Brimstone lays eggs twice in the
+        same year.
+
+   [30] This genus is so called from the peculiar manner in which the
+        caterpillar moves; it brings the feet of both extremities close
+        together, and the intermediate part of the body rises like an
+        arch, giving it the appearance of measuring the distance it
+        performs. It is said to possess great muscular powers, for it
+        will attach its posterior feet to the twig of a tree, and erect
+        the rest of its body in a vertical position for hours without
+        moving.
+
+   [31] _Geometra subtristata._--&c. &c.
+
+   [32] _Tinea genus._--These are the moths which cause so much
+        destruction to furs, and other articles of clothing. They lay
+        their eggs on the substances which serve them for food. The most
+        effectual method of keeping them away is to pack the materials
+        in a well-closed tin box, and enclose with them a tallow candle.
+
+   [33] _Noctua tetra._
+
+   [34] _Leucania._--Genus of Stephens.
+
+   [35] _Crambus carnea._--Rosy veneer. _Crambus arborum._--Yellow satin
+        veneer. They receive their name from the streaks on their wings.
+        They are chiefly found on grasses in flower, and always settled
+        with their heads downwards.
+
+   [36] _Botys genus._--Called China mark, from the resemblance of the
+        spots on the wings to those on old China.
+
+   [37] _Galleria alvearia._--The caterpillar lives on honey.
+
+   [38] _Aglossa pinguinalis._--The food of the caterpillar consists of
+        fat substances, such as butter or lard, in which it will suffer
+        itself to be completely enveloped without injury. It is
+        sometimes said to get into the human stomach, when it causes
+        very dangerous symptoms.
+
+   [39] _Galleria cereana._--The caterpillar feeds on wax, but for want
+        of this food will eat paper, wafers, &c.
+
+   [40] _Hepialus genus._--The gold Swift sometimes moves slowly through
+        the air, a few feet from the ground, where it poises itself; at
+        others, vacillates like the pendulum of a clock, and again
+        altering its motion, darts about with great rapidity.
+
+   [41] _Cerura vinula._--The caterpillar of the Puss has the power of
+        stretching out, or pulling back its head at will, according to
+        its apprehension of danger. Its hinder extremity never touches
+        the ground, but is furnished with two tubes, through which the
+        insect ejects a thin liquor at its pursuers. When near the
+        change into the pupa state, however, the tubes dry up, and it
+        loses this faculty. More male than female moths are to be found,
+        which is contrary to the general rule.
+
+   [42] _Cerura furcula._--The kitten.
+
+   [43] _Lasiocampa quercus._--The Eggar has been known to remain
+        seven years in the chrysalis state.
+
+   [44] _Zygaena genus._
+
+   [45] _Noctua oblonga._
+
+   [46] _Noctua obscura._
+
+   [47] _Porrectaria grandipennis._
+
+   [48] _Noctua meticulosa._--The chrysalis of the Angle-shades is of a
+        deep red colour, with two sharp points at the tail. The
+        caterpillar is of a fine transparent green.
+
+   [49] _Laria genus._--The Tussock feeds on white thorn, and is the
+        hop-dog of the hop-gatherers in Kent.
+
+   [50] _Gastropacha quercifolia._--The caterpillar of this moth also
+        lives through the winter, a fact recently discovered by Mr.
+        Samouelle, from whose obliging communications many of these
+        notes have been derived.
+
+   [51] _Noctua flavicornis._
+
+   [52] _Noctua fraxini._--The Nonpareils are very scarce in England,
+        are very large moths, and have blue under-wings.
+
+   [53] _Noctua triplacea._--Named Spectacle moth, from an appearance
+        like spectacles on its thorax.
+
+   [54] _Noctua conigera._--Brown line. Bright eye.
+
+   [55] _Noctua furca._
+
+   [56] _Sphinx convolvuli._--The unicorn caterpillar is difficult to
+        find, from its habit of hiding itself in the ground, and only
+        appearing on the surface in the evening to feed on the lesser
+        bindweed, at which time it is frequently sought by collectors
+        with a candle and lanthorn. The Pupa has an enormous rostrum,
+        longer than the insect, and very thick, probably to contain the
+        proboscis.
+
+   [57] _Tinea bistriga._--These are beautiful minute insects, and are
+        found on the white thorn in July.
+
+   [58] _Geometra sambucaria._--This is found in lanes, and is
+        remarkable for the elegance of its flight.
+
+   [59] _Noctua typhae._--The caterpillar feeds on the pith of the
+        bulrush.
+
+   [60] _Geometra punctaria._--The Maiden's Blush flies in the shady
+        parts of woods at sunset.
+
+   [61] _Noctua libatrix._
+
+   [62] _Erminea padi._--This insect destroys the white thorn hedges in
+        the neighbourhood of London. About three years back, a dress was
+        woven by the caterpillars for the Queen of Bavaria. A model was
+        made of some stiff material, and the caterpillars placed on it;
+        they covered it with their web, and thus produced a garment
+        without a seam.
+
+   [63] _Arctia mendica._
+
+   [64] _Arctia salicis._--The Satin moth not only itself wears the
+        appearance of this substance, but covers its eggs with a web
+        which has the same resemblance.
+
+   [65] _Geometra papilio naria._--[66] _Noctua perla._--[67] _Geometra
+        omicromaria._--These moths in colour resemble the stones, &c.,
+        after which they are named. The Emerald becomes white with
+        keeping, and the others turn to a dirty yellow.
+
+   [68] _Noctua chrysitis._--The upper wings of the moth are of a
+        light brown, and streaked across with two bands resembling
+        polished brass.
+
+   [69] _Noctua Ethiops._--So named from its dark appearance.
+
+   [70] _Noctua Maura._--The Moor has a broad body, and is constantly
+        found under the arches of Westminster Bridge.
+
+   [71] _Arctia caja._--The caterpillar mixes its own hair with its web.
+        It is found in gardens, feeds on every thing, and changes its
+        skin ten times.
+
+   [72] _Noctua brassica._--The caterpillar is very destructive to
+        cabbages.
+
+   [73] _Noctua persicaria._--This moth is remarkable for a white spot
+        on its wing, and the caterpillar feeds on the flower from which
+        it is named.
+
+   [74] _Noctua erica._--The appearance of a true lover's knot is found
+        on its upper wings.
+
+   [75] _Macroglossum stellatarum._--It makes a humming noise with the
+        vibration of its wings. It is found from March till September,
+        hovering over geraniums, and constantly appears at two o'clock
+        in the afternoon.
+
+   [76] _Noctua bractea._--This is a rare insect, and receives its name
+        from the large spot in each upper wing, resembling burnished
+        gold.
+
+   [77] _Noctua precox._--This moth was named after the Duchess of
+        Portland, who first found it.
+
+   [78] _Tortrix genus._--The genus receives its name from the faculty
+        possessed by the caterpillar, of rolling or twisting the leaves
+        of the plants it inhabits, into a tubular form. The Christian,
+        or Christianern, is found in the chalk pits of Kent, resting on
+        cinque-foil. The upper wings are of a bright yellow, streaked
+        with scarlet.
+
+   [79] _Ino statices._--The body and wings are of a beautiful metallic
+        green, and they chiefly inhabit meadows.
+
+   [80] _AEgeria genus._--They receive their name from the transparency
+        of their wings. They are principally found on the wood of the
+        currant tree.
+
+   [81] _Noctua tragopogonus._--Called Mouse from its colour.
+
+   [82] _Noctua delphinii._--The Pease blossom is a very beautiful, but
+        rare moth. It feeds on the wild larkspur, and lies in the pupa
+        state from August till the June following.
+
+   [83] _Noctua satellitia._--The caterpillars of the Satellite are
+        great enemies to white thorn, currant, and gooseberry bushes,
+        and also to other caterpillars.
+
+   [84] _Geometra hexapterata._--The Seraph, or Seraphim, has two little
+        processes like the rudiments of another pair of wings, whence
+        its specific name.
+
+   [85] _Noctua cerasi, &c._--These moths are remarkably neat in
+        appearance.
+
+   [86] _Noctua ligustri._--The Coronets are so called from their
+        crested thorax.
+
+   [87] _Geometra luctuaria._
+
+   [88] _Adela genus._--The Japan moths are distinguished by the length
+        of their antennae, which several times exceed the length of
+        their bodies.
+
+   [89] _Abraxas grossulariata._--The destructive caterpillar of this
+        moth lives in gardens, through the winter, and feeds on the buds
+        as they begin to open. When about to change to the chrysalis
+        state, they suspend themselves by the tail.
+
+   [90] _Bombyx antiqua._--The female moth is destitute of wings, and
+        the male is constantly seen, slowly fluttering through the
+        streets of London.
+
+   [91] _Noctua psi._--The Dagger is produced from a light green egg,
+        and is named from the mark on its wings.
+
+   [92] _Herminia rostralis._--Called Snout, from the form of the palpi,
+        which project over the head.
+
+   [93] _Bombyx caeruleocephala._--It owes its English name to the figure
+        of eight, marked in white on its brown wings.
+
+   [94] _Bombyx cassinea._--The Sprawler is found on palings, closely
+        adhering to the wood, and rests with its anterior feet widely
+        spread out.
+
+   [95] _Geometra leucophearia._--This is named Spring Usher from making
+        its appearance in February; it is a favourite food with
+        insectivorous birds.
+
+   [96] _Noctua aprica._
+
+   [97] _Tortrix gnomana._--Dial moth. It flies from side to side like
+        the pendulum of a clock.
+
+   [98] _Lasiocampa neustria, &c._--The caterpillars live in a common
+        web, and are striped with white, blue, and red, whence, by the
+        French naturalists, they are called _livree_. They are
+        polyphagus, _i. e._ they eat every thing. They lay their eggs
+        in close, compact rings, round the twigs of trees.
+
+   [99] _Odenensis potatoria._--The caterpillar of this moth
+        (according to Godart) after drinking, lifts up its head like a
+        hen, whence it receives its name.
+
+  [100] _Lithosia aurantia_ (orange)--_Lithosia luterella_ (yellow)
+        _Lithosia rubricollis_ (black)--Footman.
+
+  [101] _Noctua chamomilla._--The moth attaches itself close to the
+        edges of wood, as near its own colour as possible.
+
+  [102] _Abraxas ulmaria._--Found abundantly in Yorkshire.
+
+  [103] _Geometra genus._
+
+  [104] _Noctua exclamationis._
+
+  [105] _Geometra chaerophyllata._--All the moths called Chimney-sweeps
+        are black, but the Chimney-sweep's boy is smaller than the
+        others, and easily distinguished by the glossiness of its
+        wings.
+
+  [106] _Fumaria plumistra._
+
+  [107] _Geometra euphorbiata_, &c.
+
+  [108] _Geometra thymiaria._--All collectors will recognise this as a
+        very probable accident from the quantity of grease natural to
+        moths, and which often destroys their finest specimens. The
+        localities of these and other insects, with more particulars,
+        may be found ably described in Mr. Samouelle's valuable work
+        on Entomology.
+
+
+THE END.
+
+
+BRADBURY AND EVANS, PRINTERS.
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+  | Transcriber's Notes:                                             |
+  |                                                                  |
+  | There is no indication from the original printing that the poem  |
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+  | at the end of a page. The three plates in the body of the book   |
+  | were inserted close to the lines they illustrate; to minimise    |
+  | disruption to the flow of the poem these have here been moved to |
+  | a sentence break near the illustrated lines.                     |
+  |                                                                  |
+  | The plates in the body of the book all carry the same            |
+  | attribution as the frontispiece:                                 |
+  |   _M. Gauci delt._     _Printed by C. Motte 23 Leicester Sqre._  |
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