GARDENS, WREATHS, & c . 21 
The gay diversities of leaf and flowT, 
Must lend its aid t’ illustrate all their charms. 
And dress the regular yet various scene. 
Plant behind plant aspiring, in the van 
The dwarfish, in the rear retir’d, but still 
Sublime above the rest, the statelier stand. 
A TOWN GARDEN. 
COWPER. 
Ev’n in the stifling bosom of the town 
A garden, in which nothing thrives, has 
charms. 
That sooth the rich possessor; much consol’d 
That here and there some sprigs of mournful 
mint. 
Of nightshade, or valerian, grace the well 
He cultivates. These serve him with a hint. 
That Nature lives ; that sight-refreshing green 
Is still the liv’ry she delights to wear. 
Though sickly samples of th’ exub’rant whole. 
What are the casements lin’d with creeping 
herbs, 
The prouder sashes fronted with a range 
Of orange, myrtle, or the fragrant weed. 
The Frenchman’s darling I * are they not all 
proofs. 
* Mignonette. 
