As 'mid the grey-green hay she childlike kneels,

Who shows a dainty slipper, then conceals

'Neath tangled grass its celadon rosette.

A soft white robe, a broidered chemisette

Scarce veils her rounded bosom, as it steals

A subtle charm it only half reveals—

As sweet and modest as the violet!

A gipsy hat casts shadows, pearly grey,

Across the golden sunshine of her smile.

Her glance e'en cynics dare not disobey,