If the kind Muse her Aid would bring,
Is Arbor Vitæ; but in brief,
By vulgar Men call'd—Tree of Life.
First for Description then, 'tis such
As needs must captivate you much.
In Stem most streight, of lovely Size,
With Head elate this Plant doth rise;
First bare—when it doth further shoot,
A Tuft of Moss keeps warm the Root:
No Lapland Muff has such a Fur,