144 LEXICON OF 
Signification . . Delicate. 
Emblem Flower of an Hour. 
Sentiment .... Delicate Beauty. 
Ah, little flower ? why dost thou bloom 
But one short hour, and fade so soon ? 
Why dost thou scarcely take a peep, 
Then fold thy leaves and go to sleep 7 
Thy beauty ’s bright as it is brief, 
So delicate and fair each leaf, 
We gaze on thee with fond delight, 
And wish that thou wert ever bright. 
Like this frail flower we love so well, 
Is our Tryphena ! we foretell 
Her growing charms and beauty rare, 
Must fade, as fades this flower so fair. 
We sigh to think her beauty J s brief, 
But we should not o’ercloud with grief 
Beauty of soul, — ’t is that we prize, 
This flower eternal, never dies. 
