PR ELUDE. 



J~\EAR friend, though seen by other eyes, 



Your heart must read through all disguise , 

 What tender meaning underlies 



This Festal Greeting. 



For you these humble flowers grow; 



To you their sweet-breathed greetings go- 



The message you already knoi.i&amp;gt; 



Once more repeating. 



I 



