A world of flowers. You may see them born,

On any day in April, moist or dry,

As bright as are the Heavens that look on them:

Some sown like stars upon the greensward; some

As yellow as the sunrise; others red

As day is when he sets; reflecting thus,

In pretty moods, the bounties of the sky.

And now, of all fair flowers, which lovest thou best?

The Rose? She is a queen more wonderful

Than any who have bloomed on Orient thrones: