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" See the children of earth, and the tenants of air, For an evening's amusement together repair. And there came the Beetle, so blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back; And there was the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too, With all their... "
The Poetical Register, and Repository of Fugitive Poetry for 1801-11 - Page 397
1811
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The Lady's Magazine: Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex ..., Volume 38

John Huddlestone Wynne - 1807 - 744 pages
...oak, which for ages had stood, S«e the children of earth, and the tenants of air, To an ev'ning's amusement together repair. And there came the Beetle,...And the Hornet, with jacket of yellow and .brown, Vho with' him the Wasp, his companion, did bring, • But they promised that ev'ning to lay by their...
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Spirit of the Public Journals, Volume 10

Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1807 - 406 pages
...carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back ; And there came the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too, With all their relations, green, orange, and blue. And...down, And the Hornet, with jacket of yellow and brown, \Vho, with him the Wafp, his companion, did bring, Put they promis'd, that ev'uing to lay by their...
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Poems for Youth, Parts 1-2

William Roscoe - 1821 - 202 pages
...Who carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back; And there was the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too, With all their relations, green, orange, and blue. And there came the Moth in his plumage of down, And the Hornet in jacket of yellow and brown, Who with him the Wasp his'companion...
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The peacock 'at home', by a lady [C.A. Dorset] and Butterfly's ball; an ...

Catherine Ann Dorset - 1831 - 64 pages
...Who carried the Emmet, his Friend, on his back. And there was the Gnat and the Dragon-ßy too, With all their Relations, Green, Orange, and Blue. And there came the Moth, with his plumage of down, And the Hornet in Jacket of Yellow and Brown ; Who with him the Wasp, his Companion,...
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A series of lessons, in prose and verse, progessively arranged [ed.] by J.M ...

James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 pages
...black, Who carried the emmet his friend on his back; And there was the gnat, and the dragonfly too, With all their relations, green, orange, and blue. And there came the moth in his plumage of down, And the hornet with jacket of yellow and brown, Who with him the wasp his companion...
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Select poetry for children: with notes, arranged by J. Payne

Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 pages
...and the tenants of air, For an evening's amusement together repair ; And there came the Beetle, BO blind and so black, Who carried the Emmet, his friend,...green, orange, and blue. And there came the Moth, in his plumage of down, And the Hornet, in jacket of yellow and brown, Who with him the Wasp his companion...
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Lyric Poetry of Glees, Madrigals, Catches, Rounds, Canons, and Duets: As ...

1840 - 652 pages
...Who carried the emmet his friend on his back ; And there was the gnat, and the dragon-fly too, With all their relations, green, orange, and blue. And there came the moth with his plumage of down, And the hornet in jacket of yellow and brown ; Who with him the wasp, his companion,...
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Parley's Magazine, Volume 5

1837 - 400 pages
...carried the Emmet, his friend, on his back. And there came the Gnat, and the Dragon-fly too, And al! their relations, green, orange and blue. And there...of down, And the Hornet, with jacket of yellow and blown ; Who with him the Wasp, his companion, did bring, But they promised that evening to lay by their...
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Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts

William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1847 - 864 pages
...Who carried the emmet his friend on his back ; And there was the gnat, and the dragon-fly too, With all their relations — green, orange, and blue. And there came the moth, in his plumage of down, And the hornet with jacket of yellow and brown, Who with him the wasp, his...
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First series of hymns and songs for the use of Catholic schools and families ...

Hymns - 1853 - 184 pages
...broad oak -which for ages has stood, See the children of earth and the tenants of air SCHOOL SONGS. And there came the Beetle so blind and so black, Who...relations, green, orange, and blue, And there came the Moth in his plumage of down, And the Hornet in jacket of yellow and brown, Who with him the Wasp his companion...
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