Honey and Honey- Dew. 127 



corrupted by its admixture with tlie mists 

 of earth." 



We know that it is not the perspiration 

 of the sky, nor the saliva of the stars, but 

 just the work of the little aphides. 



There are many people still living who 

 think the honey-dew goes up as a sort 

 of mist from the earth, and falls again as 

 a sweet dew on the leaves. 



Bees like the honey-dew very much, 

 and I have eaten honey made from it, but 

 1 must confess 1 did not like it. 



Some honey-dew is said to make very 

 good honey, but I prefer to have the bees 

 bring my honey from the flowers. 



