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Hi Will that clime enfold thee TT 
Wh] With immortal air ? 
Hh Shall we not behold thee } 
Bright and deathless there ? 
| In spirit-lustre clothed, transcendent!y more fair { 
| Yes! my fancy sees thee AM 
Wh In that light disclose, i 
|| And its dream thus frees thee 108 
I From the mist of woes, ‘ 
HW Darkening thine earthly bowers, O bridal, royal si 
i | rose. Me 
an ! 
———_ Par 
THE ROSE. bi 
FROM BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER. 
Or-all flowers. Orb 
, Methinks a rose is best...... M 
ti It is the very emblem of a maid; 
| i ) For when the west wind courts her gently, 


| | | Mh How modestly she blows, and paints the sun mi 
NVA With her chaste blushes! When the north comes fn 
i near her, 1 
Hl Rude and impatient, then, like chastity, kh 
She locks her beauties in her bud. again, hi 
And leaves him to base briers. 
