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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.

Conducted by a sweeter star

Than all that deck the fields above,

He fondly hastens from afar, To sooth her solitude with love.

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