Page:The Romance of Nature; or, The Flower-Seasons Illustrated.djvu/287

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ARGUMENT.

Now, Ladye—when a Cavalier
Presents a chequered Pink,
'Tis time to ascertain, my dear,
His rent-roll you may think;
And then—provided his estate
Don't meet your approbation,
It cannot, surely, be too late
To cut—with a Carnation.