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The Lucerne advancing declar’d he was there 
As Life’s representative; destin’d to bear 
From the seedling of Heaven transplanted in mould, 
Such fruit as no mortals (while mortals) behold. 
Then a path was mark’d out for Life’s pageant to pass, 
It commenc’d with soft Moss and luxuriant Grass, 
And was studded with flowers of roseate hue 
To recreate Childhood and Infancy too. 
It thence became serpentine, rugged, forlorn, 
Perplext with the Thistle , the Brier and Thorn, 
And many a pebble, and many a stone, 
In the pathway of Life were incessantly thrown. 
First enter’d the Daisy, or eye of the day 
As Infantine Innocence, smiling and gay; 
Then follow’d, protected by Zephyr’s soft wing, 
Sweet Childhood, the Primrose, a nursling of Spring, 
The Lilac in White, emblematic of youth, 
With Bitter-sweet Nightshade to represent Truth, 
And Manhood succeeded, which part was pourtray’d 
By plants in perfection, and blossoms array d ; 
