I could bring You Jewels – had I a mind to – But You have enough – of those – I could bring You Odors from St. Domingo – Colors – from Vera Cruz –
Berries of the Bahamas – have I – But this little Blaze
Flickering to itself – in the Meadow – Suits Me – more than those –
Never a Fellow matched this Topaz – And his Emerald Swing –
Dower itself – for Bobadilo – Better – Could I bring?
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GLOSSARY [3] Odors: perfumes
[3] St. Domingo: the Caribbean island of Santo Domingo, now the Dominican Republic and Haiti
[4] Colors: fabrics [4] Vera Cruz: Veracruz, a city and trading port in Mexico [5] Berries: precious gems [9] Topaz: a precious stone, usually colourless, yellow or pale blue
[11] Dower: dowry (property or money brought by a bride to her husband upon their marriage); a gift
[11] Bobadilo: Francesco de Bobadillo, a rich sixteenth-century Spanish governor (he had taken treasure from Christopher Columbus)
