Canto III.]
THE COCOONING.
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IV.
"If thou become an eel,
And so forsake me,
I will turn fisher too,
And fish the water blue
Until I take thee!"
V.
"In vain with net or line
Thou me implorest:
I 'll be a bird that day,
And wing my trackless way
Into the forest!"
VI.
"If thou become a bird,
And so dost dare me,
I will a fowler be,
And follow cunningly
Until I snare thee!"
VII.
"When thou thy cruel snare
Settest full surely,
I will a flower become,
And in my prairie home
Hide me securely!"
VIII.
"If thou become a flower,
Before thou thinkest
I 'll be a streamlet clear,
And all the water bear
That thou, love, drinkest!"
