Partake as doth the Bee, 1
Abstemiously.
The Rose is an Estate－
In Sicily.
Abstemiously.
The Rose is an Estate－
In Sicily.
(F.806/J.994)
[1] Bee:: a diligent worker (OED n. 1b).
[2] Abstemiously:: frugally, temperately; a hint on the worker being oppressed.
[3] Rose:: a peerless man, paragon (OED n.1 5). Estate:: a person's rank or position.
[4] Sicily:: a less secured place around 1860.
1860 Sicily has been incorporated with the kingdom of Italy . . . The public security in Sicily has suffered greatly since the events of 1860, but it is now hoped that the banditti who especially infest the provinces of Palermo and Oirgenti are almost entirely exterminated. ─ Italy: Handbook for Travellers (1867)