Why this flower is now call'd so, List, sweet maids, and you shall know. Understanding this firstling was Once a brisk and bonnie lass, Kept as close as Danae was: Who a sprightly springall lov'd, And to have it fully prov'd, Up she got upon a wall, Tempting to slide withal: But the silken twist untied, So she fell, and, bruis'd, she died. Love, in pity of the deed, And in her loving-luckless speed, Turn'd her to this plant we call Now the flower of the wall, |
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How The Wall-Flower Came First, and Why So Called |