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A WALK IN THE SHRUBBERY.

To the Cistus or Rock Rose, a beautiful plant, whose flowers
expand, and fall off twice in twenty-four hours.

The Florists, who have fondly watch'd,
    Some curious bulb from hour to hour,
And, to ideal charms attach'd,
    Derive their glory from a flower;

Or they, who lose in crouded rooms,
    Spring's tepid suns and balmy air,
And value Flora's fairest blooms,
    But in proportion as they're rare;