Madmoments: or First Verseattempts By a Bornnatural. Addressed to the Lightheaded of Society at Large, by Henry Ellison |
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THE MAIDEN AND THE ROSE. |
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THE MAIDEN AND THE ROSE.
Oh! Maiden, view thine Emblem in the Rose,And as the Flower guards its Beauties by
Its Thorns, enshrine thou so thy Chastity
In mildlysevere Thoughts, which may, like those,
Repel the Nature coarse and rude, that knows
Not the heartreaching Power of Modesty,
But wound not that which gently woos with high
Conviction of the Reverence it owes
To thee in God, and God in thee: for where
Meekness and Pureness most inhabit, there
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Lies on that opening Rose, so fresh and fair,
So may its choicest Blessing light on you,
Heartfreshness, Feelings still to Nature true,
As Flowers trembling in the Sun and Air!
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