A SUMMER DAY. 7 



Troilus, Euphraeades Troilus, the Blue Swallow-tail and 

 the Green-clouded Swallow-tail. 



But whatever its name, the butterfly is a beautiful one, 

 with the large black wings heavily dusted with scales of 

 the color in dispute, and further adorned with bright or- 

 ange spots ; also with a row of marginal spots which are 

 pale above, orange beneath, at least on the hind wings, 

 which have also an inner series of orange spots. 



A Summer Day. 



[Alexander Hume was a Scotch poet, of Queen Eliza- 

 beth's time born in 1557, He studied law in his youth, 

 was often at court, and lived four years in France, but 

 later became a stern and even gloomy Puritan clergyman, 

 dying a minister at Logic in 1609. Gloomy as he was in 

 religious matters, he cherished a fresh and wholesome feel- 

 ing for outdoor life, as appears in his now almost forgotten 

 poem, " A Summer Day," from which the following brief 

 extract is here reproduced with the ancient spelling.] 



Up braids the carefull husbandinau, 

 His cornes and vines to see, 

 And euerie tymous artisan 

 • In bnith worke busilie. 



Ye shadow of ye earth anon 

 Renioues and drawis by, 

 Syne in ye east, when it is gone, 

 Appears a clearer skye. 



The passenger from perrels sure, 

 Gangs gladly foorth the way ; 

 Briefe, euerie lining creature 

 Takes comfort of the day. 



Whilk soon perceiue ye little larks, 



