BOTANY. 67 



XII. 



Verbena,^ once of high renown, 

 Of charms medicinal the crown, 



So ancient tales attest ; 

 And Salvia^ too, in days of yore, 

 As efficacious to restore 

 Lost health, and heal the rankling sore, 



All potent was confest. 



XIII. 



Blest be the power at whose command 

 The Grassy Trihe^ o'erspreads the land, 



With sight of joyous green ; 

 Food for the flocks, and for the swain 

 The exhilarating golden grain, 

 To cheer his heart, his hopes sustain. 



And gladden every scene. 



