...maidenheads growing : — O Proserpina, For the flowers now, that, frighted, thou lett'st fall From Dis's' waggon ! daffodils, That come before the swallow dares,...sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes, Or Cytherea's brealh ; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phcebus in his strength, a...

...and yours, and yours. Oh, Proserpina, For the flowers now, that frighted, thou let'st fall From Dis's waggon ! daffodils, That come before the swallow dares,...ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength, a malady Most incident to maids ; bold oxlips, and The crown imperial : lilies of all kinds, The flower-de-luce...

...maidenheads growing : — 0 Proserpina .' For the flowers now, that, frighted, thou let'st fall From Dis's ly hit, Doth very foolishly, although he smart, 3...; if not. The wise man's folly is anatomii'd, Even Phœbus in his strength, a malady Most incident to maids ; bold oxlips, and The crown imperial ; lilies...

...Phillips's Flora Hittorica, 0, Proserpina, For the flowers now that, frighted, thou lett'st fall From Dis'a waggon ! Daffodils, That come before the swallow dares,...primroses, That die unmarried ere they can behold Great Phoebus in his strength, —a malady Most incident to maids ; bold oxlips and The crown imperial...

...Then hear Perdita : " O Proserpina, For the flowers now, that, frighted, thoa let'st fall From Dis's waggon ! daffodils, That come before the swallow dares,...ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength, a malady Most incident to maids." Observe how the imagination in these last lines goes into the very...

...virgin friends : "0, Proserpina, For the flowers, now, that, frighted, thou lett'st fafl From Dis's waggon ! daffodils, That come before the swallow dares,...primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can behold Bright Phoobus in his strength, a malady Most incident to maids ; bold oxlips, and The crown imperial ; lilies...

...even as the month of February, ere yet appear the " daffodils That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty — violets, dim,...ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength ; " on mild evenings moths may be seen flitting along at the road-sides, especially near fruit-gardens...

...to bed with the sun, And with him rises weeping; daffodils That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty; violets dim,...primroses, That die unmarried ere they can behold Bright Phœbus in his strength — bold oxlips and The Crown Imperial — -lilies of all kinds" — such are...

...the successive harvest of its transient glory ! Daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty ; violets dim...lilies of all kinds, The flower-de-luce being one. Of all the gentle and welcome company, not one but lifts its starry cup or hangs its clustering bells...

...that, frighted, thou lett'st fall From Dis's wagon ! daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty ; violets, dim,...ere they can behold Bright Phoebus in his strength, — a malady Most incident to maids ; bold oxlips and The crown-imperial ; lilies of all kinds, The...