Elle. — It ; that is, his bead

5. De voir, d'ouïr, etc. — Of seeing, hearing, &c. See Grammar, p. 341,

6. Entr'ouvre les glandes nectarées de son sein. — A literal translation of

this clause sounds rather strange, on account of the word glandes, which is not unpoetical in French. A free rendering would be : op'ens its honeyed depths.

7. Pour en protéger les œufs. — To protect its eggs. For this use of en, see Grammar, p. 241, § 9.