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toTHE EVENING PRIMROSE.


Lov'd flow'ret, rear thy drooping head,
And wake thy beauty pale!
Thy lovely blossoms haste to spread,
And woo the fragrant gale!

Soon shall the ev'ning breezes blow,
Soon fall the ev'ning dews,
Then raise thy petals fainting low,
Thy modest charms diffuse.