24 VOICE OF FLOWERS. 



T was but seldom he crept from the college,&quot; 



he said, 

 &quot;And he wished himself safe in his study, or 



bed.&quot; 



Lady Flora, t was thought, had a taste for 



design, 



And her skill in embroidery all felt to be fine ; 

 So the best of her pictures, fo r tinting and 



shade, 



Were all on this pleasant occasion displayed. 

 Her visitors vied in expressions of praise, 

 And exhausted the store-house of elegant 



phrase ; 

 Tho some grave connoisseurs in a circle must 



draw, 

 Their acuteness to show by detecting a flaw. 



Miss Carnation took her eye-glass from her 



waist, 



And pronounc d they were scarce in good- 

 keeping, or taste, 

 While prim Fleur de lis in her robe of French 



silk, 



And magnificent Calla, with mantle like milk, 

 Of the Louvre recited a wonderful tale, 

 And how &quot; Guido s rich tints made dame Na 

 ture look pale.&quot; 



