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YELLOW DAY LILY. 

YELLOW DAY LILY. 
COQUETRY 
Tus fragile beauty is made the emblem of 
coquetry, because its flower seldom lasts a 
second day: hence the French have named it 
Belle de jour, and it has been thus characterized 
by one of their poets : 

Aux feux dont l’air étincelle 
S’ouvre la Belle de jour; 
Zéphyr la flatte de Vaile : 
La friponne encore appelle 
Les papillons d’alentour. 
Coquettes, c’est votre embléme : 
Le grand jour, le bruit vous plait, 
Briller est votre art supréme ; 
Sans éclat le plaisir méme 
Devient pour vous sans attrait. 
It flowers in June, and though the blossoms 
are so short-lived, yet they are followed by a 
succession of others, so that the plant continues 
to display its beauty, and to give out its agree- 
able fragrance, for a considerable time. 
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