164 WARNING, OR BEWARE. 
OLEANDER. 
JYerium. 
Language — WARNING, OR BEWARE. 
I know a maiden fair to see ; 
Take care ! 
She can both false and friendly be; 
Beware! beware! 
Trust her not; she is fooling thee ! 
She has two eyes, so soft and brown ; 
Take care ! 
She gives a side glance, and looks down ; 
Beware! beware! 
Trust her not; she is fooling thee ! 
She gives thee a garland woven fair; 
Take care ! 
It is a fool’s cap for thee to wear; 
Beware! beware! 
Trust her not; she is fooling thee! 
Longfellow. 
Do any thing but love; or, if thou lovest, 
And art a woman, hide thy love from him 
Whom thou dost worship. Never let him know 
How dear he is ; flit like a bird before him ; 
Lead him from tree to tree, from flower to flower: 
But be not won; or thou wilt, like that bird, 
When caught and caged, be left to pine neglected, 
And perish in forgetfulness. 
L. E. L> ' v J 
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