198 FLORA AND THALIA. 



The Rose with its bright heads, 



The diamond that light sheds, 

 Rich as the sunbeam and pure as the snow ; 



One gives me its fragrance. 



The other its radiance ; 

 But the pearl and the lily where dwell they below 1 



'Tis years since I knew thee. 



But yet should' I view thee 

 With the eye and the heart of my earliest youth ; 



And feel thy meek beauty, 



Add impulse to duty, 

 The love of the fancy to old ties of truth. 



Thou pearl of the deep sea, 



That flows in ray heart free, 

 Thou rock-planted lily come hither or send ; 



'Mid flowers of the fairest. 



And gems of the rarest, 

 I miss thee, I seek thee, my own parted friend ! 



M. J. JEWSBURY. 



LA BRANCHE d'aMANDIER. 



De I'amandier tige fleurie, 

 Symbole, helas ! de la beaute, 



Comme toi, la fleur de la vie, 

 Fleurit et tombe avant I'ete. 



