The day passes swiftly, it soon will be night;

There’s none to compare with her, none like her seen,

More lovely than Venus, she moves like a Queen.

The Jessamine.

Eddie to Jessie.

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There are many flowers famous for fragrance and hue,

Sweet Roses and Lilies, Geraniums too;

And though decked in gay colors they look very fine,

They are not to my fancy like sweet Jessie mine.