toTHE HON. MISS MURRAY,WITH MISS ROWDEN'S "POETICAL INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY."
Charlotte! to thee, the fading gems of spring,
Immortaliz'd in Rowden's verse, I bring.
Fair as thyself, in her sweet strains appear
The varied beauties of the vernal year;
The Muse of Nature cull'd the flow'ry band,
Botanic Science touch'd them with her wand,
The hand of Modesty the garland twin'd,
And Wisdom fram'd it for the female mind,
Immortaliz'd in Rowden's verse, I bring.
Fair as thyself, in her sweet strains appear
The varied beauties of the vernal year;
The Muse of Nature cull'd the flow'ry band,
Botanic Science touch'd them with her wand,
The hand of Modesty the garland twin'd,
And Wisdom fram'd it for the female mind,
