The dappled pink and blushing rose,

To deck my charming Chloe’s hair.

At morn the nymph vouchsafed to place

Upon her brow the various wreath;

The flowers less blooming than her face,

The scent less fragrant than her breath.

The flowers she wore along the day;

And every nymph and shepherd said,

That in her hair they look’d more gay

Than glowing in their native bed.