28 BRAMBLES AND BAY LEAVES. 



passions of Man serve as tests of the good that is in him. When 

 they lead not to licentiousness, they impart a virtuous fire, which 

 impels him to noble deeds, and upon the shoulders of impetuous 

 youth, Love is borne in triumph to a home of virtue. Bless thee, 

 bright season of greenness, birth-time of out-door joys, harbinger of 

 plenty, genesis of love ; fresh^ fragrant, and fertile season of But- 

 tercups ! 



