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Pois'd her long lance amid the walks of war, 

 And Beauty thunder'd from Bellona's car; 

 Greece, arm'd in vain ; her captive heroes wove 

 The chains of conqueft with the wreaths of love. 



The noble landfcape of the late and 

 wintered period of Autumn, quoted in an 

 early part of thefe Memoirs, introduces the 

 perfonification of the Tulip. The bul- 

 bous root of flowers is termed by Linneus 

 the hybernacky or winter-lodge of the young 

 plant. He fays, " Each bulb contains the 

 " leaves and flowers in miniature, which 

 " are to be expanded in the enfuing fpring." 

 The fame embryon miniatures are found 

 in the buds of the Hepatica, the Daphne- 

 Mezereon, and at the bafe of Ofmunda- 

 Lunaria. The Tulip, in poetic animation, 

 is a beautiful Matron, flying from the chill 

 and ilormy feafon to a lone cavern. She 

 is then prefented as fitting in that retreat, 

 and nurfmg her infant on her bofom till 

 warmer days lhall come. A pretty allufi ye 

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