THE FLORAL BIRTHDAY BOOK,
TO THIS LITTLE WORK
(f.N E:WF.AVOUR TO HXTWl�P. FLOWP.HS A!-.D TIIEU( E�IDLE!\IS AROUND THI� POETRY OF GnEAT i\f1:-;os),
TS INSCRIBED, WITH SINCERE ESTEEM AND REGARD,
SPAKE
fullwell,inlanguagequaintandolden, OnewhodwcllcthbythecastledRhine, ,vhcnhecall'<ltheflowers,soblue:md&olden, Starsth:1.tinc:1rth"sfirmamemdoshine.
AndthePoet,faithfulandfar-seeing, Secs,alikeinstarsandflowers,apart Ofthesclf-s.·uncunivcrs.'11being, \Vhichisthrobbinginhisbraina.n<lheart.
Gorgeousflowcrctsinthesunlightshining-, Blossomsfbuntingintheeyeofday, Tremulouslc:wc�,withsoft:mdsilverlining-, Budsthatopenonlytodecay;-
llrilli:mthopes,allwoveningorgeoustissues, Fl:luntinggailyi11thes:ol<lcnlight; Larged�ircs,withmostuncertainissues, Tenderwishes,blossomingatnisht!
Theseinflowersandmen:uc.morethanseeming: \Vorkingsa.retheyofthesclf-s:uncpowers, \VhichthePoet,innoidledreaming. Sccthinhimselfandintheflowers.
LONGFEI.LOW.
