VALEDICTORY SONNET[196]
Composed 1838.—Published 1838
One of the “Miscellaneous Sonnets.”—Ed.
Serving no haughty Muse, my hands have here
Disposed some cultured Flowerets (drawn from spots
Where they bloomed singly, or in scattered knots),
Each kind in several beds of one parterre;
Both to allure the casual Loiterer, 5
And that, so placed, my Nurslings may requite
Studious regard with opportune delight,