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A soft blush may steal 
O’er the cheek, and reveal, 
That Modesty hovereth there, 
So the fresh breeze of Spring, 
To the senses will bring 
The perfume of Violets near! 
White Rose Bud. — ‘ Maiden's Blush.' 
; An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.’ 
Was it unholy? — surely no! 
The tongue no purer thought can speak, 
And from the heart no feeling flow, 
More chaste than brightens woman’s cheek! 
How oft we mark the deep-tinged rose 
Soft mantling where the lily grew, 
Nor deem that where such beauty blows, 
A treacherous thorn’s concealed from view! 
