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WILD FLOWERS. 
Pinks, garlands, king-cups, and sweet sops-in-wine, 
Blue hare-bells, pagies, pansies, calaminth, 
Flower gentle, and the fair-haired hyacinth. 
Bring rich carnations, flower-de-luces, lilies, 
The chequered and purple ringed daffodillies, 
Bright crown-imperial, kingspear, hollyhock, 
Sweet Venus’-navel, and soft lady-smocks. 
Bring too some branches forth of Daphne’s hair, 
And gladdest myrtle for these posts to wear, 
With spikenard weaved, and marjoram between, 
And starred with yellow-gold, and meadow’s queen, 
That when the altar, as it ought, is drest, 
More odor comes not from the phcenix’ vest, 
The breath thereof Phanchaia may envy, 
The colors China, and the light the sky, 
The Daisy. 
Save certainly, whan that the month of Maie 
Is comen, and that I heare the foules sing, 
And that the floures ginnen for to spring, 
