The Hesperides & Noble Numbers/Hesperides/To Carnations. A Song

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207. TO CARNATIONS. A SONG.

Stay while ye will, or go
And leave no scent behind ye:
Yet, trust me, I shall know
The place where I may find ye.

Within my Lucia's cheek,
Whose livery ye wear,
Play ye at hide or seek,
I'm sure to find ye there.

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