PEARLS. ttl 
diminished—the gift of Him, whom to know is life 
eternal ; and the fruits of whose Holy Spirit are love, 
joy, and peace. 
«« And truly are they, in the inmost heart, 
As the deep waters of a hidden well ; 
Whose living freshness have a pow’r to impart, 
Far more than e’en the poet’s page can tell 
Of pure enjoyments inexhaustible, 
Valued beyond old Ocean’s rarest gem ; 
For they have power to bid the bosom swell, 
With feelings of delight that flow from them, 
E’en as the morning’s rays from the sun’s diadem.” 
Barton. 
Mytilus. Venus. Cardium. T. Minna. 
Area. Pinna. Mactra. 
