I 'd be a butterfly born in a bower,
Where roses and lilies and violets meet.
Source: I 'd be a Butterfly.
-- Thomas Haynes Bayly, (Oct 13 1797-1839), English song/ballad writer, dramatist; He is best known as the composer of ballads like I'd Be a Butterfly, but alsowrote 36 dramatic pieces including Perfection, ca. 1831.