THE PEACOCK "AT HOME:" By MRS. DORSET. Twenty-fourth Edition. AND THE 59586 UTTERFLY'S BALL AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST: By MR. ROSCOE. sted. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY HARRISON WEIR. LONDON: GRANT AND GRIFFITH, (SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS,) CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD. 1854. THE PEACOCK "AT HOME." UNIV. OF THE Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feasts For their mirth and good cheer—of the Bee was the theme, And the Gnat blew his horn, as he danced in the beam; 'Twas humm'd by the Beetle, 'twas buzz'd by the Fly, And sung by the myriads that sport through the sky. The Quadrupeds listen'd with sullen displeasure, But the tenants of air were enraged beyond measure. The Peacock display'd his bright plumes to the sun, And, addressing his mates, indignant begun : |