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The Gent-ians. The Lady-bird.

The reason why this beetle gay,
Is called the Lady-bird, they say,
Is just because he wastes his hours,
In running after pretty flowers,
Who, quite regardless of conventions,
Most openly invite attentions.
(And hence are aptly termed the Gent-ians.)

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