To
a
Child
of
Five
Years
old
.
By
the
Same
.
FAIREST
flow'r
,
all
flow'rs
excelling
,
Which
in
Eden's
garden
grew
;
Flow'rs
of
Eve's'
imbower'd
dwelling
Alluding
to
Milton's
description
of
Eve's
bower
.
,
Are
,
my
Fair-one
,
types
of
you
.
Mark
,
my
Polly
,
how
the
roses
Emulate
thy
damask
cheek
;
How
the
bud
its
sweets
discloses
,
Buds
thy
opening
bloom
bespeak
.
Lilies
are
,
by
plain
direction
,
Emblems
of
a
double
kind
;
Emblems
of
thy
fair
complexion
,
Emblems
of
thy
fairer
mind
.
But
,
dear
girl
,
both
flow'rs
and
beauty
Blossom
,
fade
,
and
die
away
;
Then
pursue
good
sense
and
duty
,
Evergreens
,
that
ne'er
decay
.