THE CROWFOOT. 
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of these plants, which must not be con¬ 
founded, although they are all known under 
the general names of the Buttercup, Kingcup, 
Goldcup, &c. 
ILLUSTRATION OF THE SENTIMENT. 
Ah, curl that cherub lip in scorn, 
And give to wit the rein. 
And barb that tongue with sarcasms, horn 
From thy proud heart’s disdain. 
In mockery of one who erst 
Was ever foremost of the first 
To guard thy maiden fame. 
One who, with quick adventurous hand, 
Had braved the proudest of the land. 
That lightly named thy name. 
And yet, if thou canst borrow. 
In beauty’s mirthful pride, 
Delight from friendship’s sorrow, 
Smile on—I will not chide. 
Yet, ah ! methinks it were more kind. 
More fraught with woman’s feeling mind 
To hide derision’s fang 
From one, who even now would dare 
More than life’s brittle thread would bear. 
Ere thou shouldst feel one pang.—A non. 
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