Chapter XLVI

Alcæa proud[5]; and lovely Venus’ joy,
That does from adverse winds its title claim[6];
The once conceited, self-admiring Boy[7],
Whose love prepost’rous gave a flow’r a name.

[3] Iris, or Fleur de lis.

[4] Larkspur.

[5] The Hollyhock.

[6] Anemone, or Wind Flower.

[7] Narcissus.