126 POETRY OF THE ROSE. 



And take each blossom, rich and rare, 

 Which thou may'st find in beauty there j 

 Combine their color, form, and grace, 

 And each unpleasant tint erase ; 

 Then recreate the loveliest flower 

 That e'er shed fragrance in a bower ; 

 Let all its sweets and charms unclose ; 

 It cannot equal yet the Rose. 



S. B. P. 



