MARVEL OF PERU. 



(Continued) 



Silent when glad ; affectionate, though shy. . Beattie. 



The half suppress'd glance of an eye admiring, 



The tremulous rays of an evening sky, 



The startled fawn from the hunter retiring, 



The fluttering light of a taper expiring 



Apt emblems afford of timidity E***t. 



MEADOW SAFFRON. 



Colchicum autumnal!. 



My best days are 'Tis greatly wise to know before we 're told, 



past. The melancholy news that we grow old. . . Young, 



Nought treads so silent as the foot of time ; 



Hence we mistake our autumn for our prime. . same. 



We see time's furrows on another's brow. . . same. 

 Peace and esteem is all that age can boast. . . same. 



'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours, 

 And ask them what report they bore to heaven ; 

 And how they might have borne more welcome news. 

 Their answers form what men experience call. same. 



Age should 



Walk thoughtful on the silent, solemn shore 

 Of that vast ocean it must sail so soon, 

 And put good works on board, and wait the wind 

 That shortly blows us into worlds unknown. . same. 



MIGNONETTE. 



Reseda odorata. 



Your qualities surpass Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. 

 your loveliness. Pope. 



Some forms, though bright, no mortal man can bear, 

 Some, none resist, though not exceeding fair. Young. 



Beauty dwells 



There most conspicuous, even in outward shape, 

 Where dawns the high expression of a mind. 



Akenside. 



Mind, mind alone, (bear witness, earth and heaven !) 

 The living fountains in itself contains 

 Of beauteous and sublime : here hand in hand, 

 Sit paramount the graces : here enthron'd, 

 Celestial Venus, with divinest airs, 

 Invites the soul to never-fading joy same. 



