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And none that breathe that sweetened air, 



But have a gentle thought ; 

 A gleam of something good and fair 



Across the spirit brought." 



Would that these inmates of alley and court, would that 

 these weary men and women, with their pale-faced children, 

 might breathe that sweetened air, and see that gleam more 

 oft. All honour to the owners of park and pleasaunce who 

 admit them therein, and to employers who give them holi- 

 days to go. Well does our great poet plead, — 



" Why should not these gr?at Sirs 

 Give up their parks a dozen times a-year, 

 To let the people breathe ?" 



Why should there not be great public gardens, and great 



public flower-shows, in or near all our towns } When 



the Council of the Manchester Botanical Society, advised 



by their clever, energetic curator, Mr Bruce Findlay, offered 



i^iooo in prizes at their June Show, men shook empty 



heads, and m^urmured " Madness." What has been the 



result ? The receipts last Whitsuntide exceeded Sixteen 



hundred pounds, a7id of this Eleven Imndred was paid by 



tJie working classes in sJdllings. 



It is gratifying to notice that this influence is recognised 



and encouraged more and more by the clergy ; that, under 



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