104 FIORA’S ALBUM. 
Snapdragon. 
A plant, the scarlet flowers of which are so vivid that 
they cannot be looked upon with a fixed eye. 
TOTJ ARE DAZZLING}, BET DAN¬ 
GEROUS. 
Saved from the perils of the stormy wave, 
And faint with toil, the wanderer of the main, 
But just escaped from shipwreck’s billowy grave. 
Trembles to hear its horrors named again. 
How warm his vow, that Ocean’s fairest mien 
No more shall lure him from the smiles of home ! 
Tet soon, forgetting each terrific scene. 
Once more he turns, o’er boundless deeps to roam. 
Lady! thus I, who vainly oft in flight 
Seek refuge from the dangers of thy sight, 
Make the firm vow, to shun thee and he free; 
But my fond heart, devoted to its chain, 
Still draws me hack where countless perils reign. 
And grief and ruin spread their snares for me. 
Translated from Camoens, by 
Mbs. Hemans. 
