TO 
“Th I ngenionfly Learned, Mr. WC oles, 
on this Hés worthy Labour, intituled, The Paradife of Plants, 
or, Adam in Eden. ' 
vit, My Afefizon, not my Avarice, 
Hath made m’Jxtrade into your Paradife : 
WV hee, to Amazement, I have gladly feen 
Earth's faireft Beautiess drefs'd in Lovely-green : | 
So Glortow, {o full of Eloquence, 
They both furprize, and captivate the Senfe : 
So Ravtibing, I ceafetowondermore,  ~ 
Why Dioclepian, the Emperou’s 
Put off His Purple, and refign'd up all, . 
_ Tolead His Life, within a Garder-wall : 
So variow, as if they meant to View 
Their different Faces, with ee Si hs ag 3 
“So Numerous, she - on bs sgiese 
Fad not a Ps vent fo cane es 
ee Thee All from Heav’ 2, Acive a Pedogrés ) 
And yet (to'tell vou Troth) there isa Plant, 
Balis, by name, which Soveraign Herb, 1 want : 
For, Draco, in his Heat, a Mazhath lain Be cs 
_ And Thylo-like, ’de have him Live again, ee Se ae 
But O their Veriues ! Poo: do ftrike me Mute; 
Th’are paft Expre{sion ; fomie, finding oat 5 3 
Or et a with an samite? eles ged 
_ Makes,Him that #zows ’em, bata heel itch ye 
And that’sone Reafon th’are fo clofely’ hid,” 
_(Nature’s whole Sytem, fo invelo 
And we (Poor Marialls | ) thus expos'd t to trie 
ti ons. ae oe 
Bur se rss Votal Signatuvess a 
The endof their Boe coma’ and 
| pares Peco * 
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