Bits / about / Bats

The  bat     flit-

ted   a      bout

in the   uncert-
ain       light,

and the frog    croaked

from the fish-pond.

-- Washington Irving ,“The Legend of the Two Discreet Statues”, in The Alhambra (1832)

~

the twi-light-loving                         bats

began  to flit-about

-- Washington Irving ,“The Legend of the Enchanted Soldier”, in The Alhambra (1832)

PS:  Bats Are Our Friends:
https://laughingsquid.com/bat-makes-noises-when-head-scratched/