82 THE CHRONICLES OF A GARDEN. 



" dressing and keeping" the garden. Many have no doubt 

 enjoyed the evening in the open air, who yet would never 

 for themselves have drawn the following thought from the 

 closing up of our bright-eyed favourites, the daisies ; and 

 yet, when w^e do meet with such passages in the poets, 

 we feel how much the idea suggested adds to the interest 

 of the simple occurrences around us : — 



*' Observe liow dewy Twilight lias withdrawn 

 The crowd of daisies from the shaven lawn, 

 And has restored to view its tender green 

 That, while the snn rode high, was lost beneath their 



dazzling sheen. 

 An emblem this of what the sober hour 

 Can do for minds disposed to feel its power. 

 Thus oft when we in vain have wish'd away 

 The petty pleasures of the garish day. 

 Meek eve shuts up the whole usurping host, 

 Unbashful dwarfs each glittering at his post, 

 And leaves the disencumbered spirit free 

 To reassume a staid simplicity." 



By the time the weather permits the sitting out of doors 

 just spoken of, most of our spring fjwourites will have 

 passed away, and summer's fuller and more plentiful supply 

 will have again appeared. It is a good thing to liave 

 plenty of common flowers, every-day favourites — 



" Creatiu'es not too bright or good 

 For human nature's daily food " — 



flowers tliat m;iy be pulled, flowers suitable for nosegays, 

 flowers tliat seem to grow better for having their blossoms 

 gathered. This gathering of flowers for nosegays, either 



