LINESTO MISS CHINNERY, OF GILLWELL-HOUSE,Upon her appearing in a DressWITH MAY-FLOWERS AND LEAVES TASTEFULLY DISPLAYED.Tell me what taught thee to displayA choice so sweet, and yet so rare,To prize the modest buds of MayBeyond the diamond’s prouder glare?Say, was the grateful pref’rence paidTo Nature, since, with skill divine,So many fairy charms she made,To grace her fav’rite Caroline?Or was it Taste that bade thee tryHow soon the richest gem must yield,In beauty and attractive die,To this wild blossom of the field?Whate’er the cause, in Nature’s glowWell does the choice thyself pourtray;Thine innocence the blossoms show,Thy youth the green leaves well display.
Upon her appearing in a Dress
Tell me what taught thee to displayA choice so sweet, and yet so rare,To prize the modest buds of MayBeyond the diamond’s prouder glare?Say, was the grateful pref’rence paidTo Nature, since, with skill divine,So many fairy charms she made,To grace her fav’rite Caroline?Or was it Taste that bade thee tryHow soon the richest gem must yield,In beauty and attractive die,To this wild blossom of the field?Whate’er the cause, in Nature’s glowWell does the choice thyself pourtray;Thine innocence the blossoms show,Thy youth the green leaves well display.