Cross Bill; Sweet William + 

Nobody but an imbecile + 

Mistakes Sweet William for Cross Bill: + 

And even I can scarcely claim, + 

The skill to make them look the same. + 

Some other shrubs and vines and trees, + 

Express emotion much like these, + 

You’ve seen the mad‑wort plant I guess, + 

And weeping willows and sigh‑press, + 

The passion‑flower, at its climax, + 

The glad‑iolus and the smile‑ax. + 