“But well-a-day, the gardener careless grew, The maids and fairies both were kept away, And in a drought the caterpillars threw Themselves upon the bud and every spray. God shield the stock! if Heaven send no supplies, The fairest blossom of the garden dies.” IfsWellsDeathDiesHeavenDyingGrewGardenFairyShieldsGardenerCarelessBudSuppliesImpermanenceMaidsPraying To GodSprayDroughtCaterpillars Author:William Browne