

FLORA’S ALBUM. 

Azalea. 
ROMANCE. 
Parent 2f golden dreams, Romance! 
Auspicious queen of childish joys ! 
Who lead’st along in airy dance 
Thy votive train of girls and boys; 
At length, in spells no longer bound, 
I break the fetters of my youth ; 
No more I tread thy mystic round, 
But leave thy realms for those of Truth. 
* * * * * 
And yet *t is hard to quit the dreams 
Which haunt the unsuspicious soul, 
Where every nymph a goddess seems, 
Whose eyes through rays immortal roll ; 
While Fancy holds her boundless reign, 
And all assume a varied hue, 
When virgins seem no longer vain, 
And eyen woman’s smiles are true. 
BYRON. 



