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THE POETRY OF FLOWERS. 135 

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Here young Narcissus o’er the ee Sere 
And view’d his image in the ecrysta abel 
The c ipo flood reflects his lor ove ve i harms, 
And the pleased image strives to meet his arma. 
No nymph his eee eon otds breast subdued, 
ae vain the flying boy pursued. 
Himself alone, the foolish youth admires, 
And with fond look the smiling shade desires ; 
O’er the smooth lake with ‘fruitless tears he 
grieves ; 
His spre ading fingers shoot in verdant leaves: 
Through hi: 3 pale veins green sap now gently flows, 
And in a short-lived flower his beauty blows. 
Let vain N arcissus warn each female breast, 
That beauty’s but a transient ee at best ; 
Like flowers it withers with th’ advancing year, 
And age like winter robs the cunaae o fair. 

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