36 CONCHOLOGY. 



LXX. 



Spai'e not youi' gold — 'twere well exchanged, 

 For cabinet of shells aiTang'd 



With conchologic skill, 

 Not to one lovely feature blind ; 

 Tn ev'rv touch and tint you find. 

 To please the scientific mind, 



New traits of beauty still. 



LXXI. 



Amusement innocent and pure, 

 Which may from folly's path allure, 



And check the vagrant will ; 

 And may you midst this fair display, 

 Should disappointment cloud your way. 

 Should friends deceive, and foes dismay. 



Find peace and pleasure still. 



