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LEXICON OF 
Signification . . . Flourishing. 
Emblem. Buttercup. 
Sentiment. Riches. 
Is she rich ? said the spendthrift to his quiet friend ; 
I wish to marry, my fortune to mend; 
I know, of none richer, the friend replied, 
And advise you to win both fortune and bride. 
Then went the same friend to Florence and told, 
He should send her a suitor, ugly and old. 
To win the heart, which he hoped was his own, 
So she might give the dandy her fortune alone. ' 
My fortune! what mean you ? you very well know, 
I have not a dollar on earth to bestow; — 
He asked for your riches; his question so bold, 
I answered,—“ none richer ; ”— did not say in gold. 
The riches I prize above gold and gems, 
You freely possess; pray let me name them : 
Modesty, gentleness, frankness and truth; 
Such riches all may possess in their youth. 
