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But stay, perhaps 'twere barbarous in me
To take thee from thy humble peaceful hank;
Thou wert not born to shine in higher rank,
I may effect a change I would not see.
To take thee from thy humble peaceful hank;
Thou wert not born to shine in higher rank,
I may effect a change I would not see.
Rest then, thou pretty emblem of content,
I will not tear thee from thy happy fate;
Bloom on, sweet flower, ere yet it be too late,
Unfold thy charms, the passing zephyr's scent.
I will not tear thee from thy happy fate;
Bloom on, sweet flower, ere yet it be too late,
Unfold thy charms, the passing zephyr's scent.
