Excerpt from Lady's Poetical Magazine, or Beauties of British Poetry, Vol. 1That hardly blooms before it knows ecay; Nor leave a fingle flow'r, tho gay or fair, Which owns a fcent lefs fragrant than the air; Leali it's foul breath contaminate the whole, And make the food - the'poifon of the foul. The talk is great, indeed But, when I fear.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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