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First Line: Ah! Lovely faded plant, the blight I mourn
Last Line: Like thee the flowers of pleasure smile and fade.
Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea
Subject(s): Plants; Planting; Planters


AH! lovely faded plant, the blight I mourn,
That withered all thy blossoms fair and gay;
I saw thee blushing to the genial May,
And now thy leaves are drooping and forlorn.
I marked thy early beauty with a smile,
And saw with pride the crimson buds expand;
They opened to the sunbeam for a while,
By all the flattering gales of summer fanned.
Ah! faded plant, I raise thy languid head,
And moisten every leaf with balmy dew;
But now thy rich luxuriant bloom is fled,
Thy foliage wears a pale autumnal hue;
Too soon thy glowing colours have decayed,
Like thee the flowers of pleasure smile and fade.







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