136 FLORA AND THALIA. 



VIOLETS. 

 A SOXXET. 



Beavtiful are you in your lowliness; 



Bright in your hues, delicious in your scent. 

 Lovely your modest blossoms downward bent, 

 As shrinking from our gaze, yet prompt to bless 

 The passer-by with fragrance, and express 

 How gracefully, though mutely eloquent 

 Are unobtrusive worth, and meek content. 

 Rejoicing in their own obscure recess. 

 Delightful flow^erets ! at the voice of Spring, 

 Your buds unfolded to its sunbeams bright ; 

 And though your blo?soms soon shall fade from 

 sight. 

 Above your lowly birth-place birds shall sing, 

 And from your clust'ring leaves the glow-worm fling 

 The emerald-glory of its earth-born light. 



B. BAnT0>'. — Poetic Vigils. 



