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BALSAM. 



(Continued.) 



What though his boastful heart be vain 

 Of all that birth or fortune gave, 



Yet is not mine, though rude and plain, 

 At least as noble and as brave ? 



Cartwright. 



BASIL. Sweet. Good wishes. Joy and fresh days of love accompany your hearts. S/iaks. 



Ocimum. I 'd have each hour, each minute of thy life 



A golden holyday ; and should a cloud 

 O'ercast thee, be it light as gossamer, 

 That Helen might disperse it with a breath, 

 And talk thee into sunshine Geo. Coleman. 



Peace be around thee, wherever thou roamest, 

 May life be to thee a summer's day ; 



And all that thou wishest, and all that thou lovest, 

 Come smiling around thy sunny way 



As half in shade, and half in sun, 

 This world along its path advances, 



May that side the sun 's upon, 

 Be all that e'er shall meet thy glances. 



May Time, that sheds its blight on all, 

 And daily dooms some joy to death, 



O'er thee let years so gently fall, 

 They shall not crush one flower beneath. , 



O'er the sea, 

 Fain would I waft such blessings upon thee. 



Moore. 



Byron. 



So fare thee well, and may th' indulgent gods 

 * * * grant thee every wish 

 Thy soul can form ! Once more farewell ! 



Sophocles' Philocletes. 



BAY LEAF. 



Laurus. 



I change but in dying. 



fao let the Eagle change his plume, 

 The leaf its hue, the flower its bloom; 

 But ties around this heart were spun, 

 That could not, would not be undone. . . Campbell. 



Changeless as the greenest leaves 



Of the wreath the cypress weaves. . . . L. E. L. 



Change as ye list, ye winds, my heart shall be 



The faithful compass that still points to thee. . Gay. 



How dear the dream in darkest hour of ill, 



Should all be changed, to find thee faithful still ! 



Be but thy soul like Selim's firmly shown; 



To thee be Selim's tender as thy own. 



To soothe each sorrow, share in each delight, 



Blend every thought, do all but disunite. . Byron. 



