Classic Poem

Go , emblem of the vivid bloom,
On Rosalinda's cheek;
Fair short liv'd work of nature's loom,
Be Moralist, and speak.

" Prize not to much, admired maid,
" The charm that fails so soon;
" Ah! think thy beauty's but a shade,
" Or but a rose at noon.

" That by revokeless fate's decree,
" E'er ev'ning must decay;
" So transient, all the pegeantry,
" Of life's uncertain day.

" Attun'd for more exalted views,
" Intent on virtue still:
" Search reason's paths, where wisdom shews
" Truth's harmonizing will.