THE ENCHANTED PLANTS. 
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FABLE II. 
SCANDAL, 
OB, THE PAINTED LADY SWEET-PEA. 
Gay Anemone, daughter of Ar ? 
(Her ancestors sprung from the wood) 
To Ranunculus, friend of her heart, 
Chattered scandal as fast as she could. 
One evening the subject she chose, 
Was peculiarly painful to me ; 
For my favourite next to the Rose, 
Is the pink-and-white sweet-scented Pea. 
(( Look there !” said the fanciful flower, 
(By whimsical botanists dressed) 4 
(( How yon vain youthful plant of an hour, 
Smiles and flaunts like a beauty professed, 
(( Though with us in-the garden displayed, 
Unimproved her corollas remain, 
Still blushing, unformed, unarrayed, 
Like her cousins who bask on the plain.” 
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