186 FLORA'S LEXICON. 



OSEMARY. Rosemarinus. Class 2, Dian- 

 dric Order: Monogynia. This shrub 

 yields by distillation a light pale essential 

 oil of great fragrance, which is imparted to 

 rectified spirit. It was formerly recom- 

 mended for strengthening the nervous sys- 

 tem, headaches, &c., as well as to strengthen 

 the memory. Rosemary has also been made the emblem of 

 fidelity, and used accordingly, to be worn at weddings, and, on 

 the same principle, at funerals. It is the principal ingredient in 

 Hungary water, and is drank at tea for headaches, and by ner- 

 vous persons. 



YOUR PRESENCE REVIVES ME. 



Rise from the dells where ye first were born, 



From the tangled beds of the weed and thorn, 



Rise, for the dews of the morn are bright, 



And haste away, with your eyes of light. 



— Should the green-house patricians, with withering frown, 



On your simple vestments look haughtily down, 



Shrink not, for His finger your heads hath bow'd 



Who heeds the lowly, and humbles the proud. 



— The tardy spring, and the chilling sky, 



Hath meted your robes with a miser's eye, 



And check'd the blush of your blossoms free ; 



With a gentler friend your home shall be; 



To a kinder ear you may tell your tale 



Of the zephyr's kiss, and the scented vale : 



Ye are charmed ! ye are charmed ! and your fragrant sigh 



Is health to the bosom on which ye die. 



SlGOURNEY. 



All nature fades extinct ; and she alone 

 Heard, felt, and seen, possesses every thought, 

 Fills every sense, and pants in every vein. 



Thomson. 



