172 STOCK. 



Why tremble so, broad aspen tree? 



Why shake thy leaves, ne'er ceasing? 

 At rest thou never seem'st to be, 



For when the air is still and clear. 

 Or when the nipping gale increasing, 



Shakes from thy boughs soft twilight's tear, 

 Thou tremblest still, broad aspen tree, 

 And never tranquil seem'st to be. 



ANON. 



THE STOCK, OR GILLYFLOWER. 



Lasting beauty is represented by this flower whose 

 charms, although less graceful than the rose or the lily, 

 are more durable, and consequently embellish the parterre 

 for a greater length of time. 



Fair is the gillyflower of gardens sweet. 



GAY. 



And lavish stock, that scents the garden round. 



THOMSON. 



Herbs and flowers, the beauteous birth 

 Of the genial womb of earth, 

 Sufl^er but a transient death. 

 From the winter's cruel breath! 



