CONCHOLOGY, 



IV. 



Cheer'd by th' amusement they bestow, 

 I've sought the flowers that earliest blow, 



From spring till winter lour'd ; 

 Fresh breezes cool'd my fev'rish vein. 

 Amusement dissipated pain. 

 Gay health reviv'd my sinking frame, 



And healing balsam pour'd. 



V. 



Nor less Testacea have I sought, 

 With deepest admiration fraught. 



Of all their vivid dyes ; 

 Their well proportion'd spires' ascent, 

 Their foliaceous ornament. 

 Their varied charms, so competent, 



To dazzle and surprise. 



