| Description Of Item | The article names sections in a book and then discusses the metamorphoses of the cabbage-butterfly (Pieris Brassicae). It refers to how the author of the book narrates ‘in most graphic style the life history of the cabbage-butterfly’. It details ‘the flirtations of the female, and the energy with which the male presses his attentions upon her before he can compel her to yield to his embraces…’. Article includes quote by Donna Julia ‘And whispering ‘I will ne’er consent,’ consented.’ (From Don Juan, 1819, by Lord Byron).
From the collection of Thomas Laycock.
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