200 FLORA'S LEXICON. 



YRINGA, or MOCK ORANGE. Philadel- 

 phia. Class 12, Icosandria. Order : Mo- 

 nog yni a. This fragrant flower is made 

 the emblem of memory, because when once 

 we inhale its penetrating odour, it continues 

 to dwell on the sense for a considerable 

 time. 



MEMORY. 



Hail, memory hail! in thy exhaustless mine, 

 From age to age unnumber'd treasures shine ! 

 Thought and her shadowy brood thy call obey, 

 And place and time are subjects to thy sway ! 

 Thy pleasures most we feel when most alone, 

 The only pleasure we can call our own. 



Rogers. 



Lull'd in the countless chambers of the brain, 

 Our thoughts are link'd by many a hidden chain 

 Awake but one, and lo, what myriads rise ! . 

 Each stamps its image as the other flies ! 

 Each, as the various avenues of sense 

 Delight or sorrow to the soul dispense, 

 Brightens or fades ; yet all, with magic art, 

 Control the latent fibres of the heart. 

 As studious Prosperous mysterious spell 

 Drew every subject-spirit to his cell; 

 Each, at thy call, advances or retires, 

 As judgment dictates, or the scene inspires. 



Rogers. 



Through the shadowy past, 

 Like a tomb-searcher, memory ran, 

 Lifting each shroud that time had cast 

 O'er buried hopes. 



Moore. 



