Paradise of Children and the Gremlins Who Stole It - VII. Aria:""These ugly, mischievous Gremlins...""

Scene 7: 7. ARIA

Eustace: These ugly, mischievous Gremlins, who are capable of inflicting many kinds of injury, are the family of Troubles; the whole, earthly family of Troubles: Cares, Evil Passions, a hundred and fifty Sorrows, Diseases in vast numbers of miserable, painful shapes. When Pandora opened the lid, these Gremlins obtained a foothold among us. They do not seem very likely to be driven away!