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Lady's Slipper.... Capricious Beauty. 
The Lady’s Slipper is well known in Europe and 
America. The plant is small, but produces a con¬ 
siderable number of flowers, of variegated hues. This 
flower is made the emblem of capricious beauty, because 
she seems, 
--With her changeful hues, 
As she were doubtful which array to choose. 
I saw thee in the gay saloon 
Of Fashion’s glittering mart, 
Where Mammon buys what Love deplores, 
Where Nature yields to Art; 
And thou wert; so unlike the herd 
My kindling heart despised, 
I could not choose but yield that heart, 
Though Love were sacrificed. 
The smile which hung upon thy lips, 
In transport with their tone, 
The music of thy thoughts, which breathed 
A magic theirs alone! v 
The looks which spake a soul so pure, 
So innocent and gay, 
Have passed, like other golden hopes 
Of happiness, away. 
Dawes. 
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