130 FABLES OF FLORA. 
‘And, envious of the Aloe-blooms 
That sprung from mighty bards of yore, 
To scorn unmitigated, dooms 
The glories that “the crowd” adore. 
‘ Unnoted, on the flying hour, 
His own poor, worthless rhymes pass by, 
And, like the Poppy’s drowsy flower, 
Attract no bright, admiring eye ; 
‘ While those immortal flowers of thought 
That only in a century bloom, 
Time on his scythe unscathed hath caught, 
And bids Fame wreathe them o’er hrs tomb ’ 
TIIE MARIGOLD, 
1 The Marygold is a yellow flower, devoted 
to the Virgin Mary.’ Johnson. 
‘ It is also one of the many plants sacred to 
Venus. It is a native of most of the countries 
of Europe. It opens its flowers in the morning, 
and closes them at evening, — a habit to which 
many poets refer.’ Garland of Flora. 
