40 FAMILIAR WILL FLOWERS. 



rose needs the sheltering bank, the hyacinth the solemn 

 shade of the woodland, the heath the open moorland, and 

 as we visit each scene in turn we find in all alike the 

 proofs of adaptation. 



" I have learned 



To look on Nature, not as in the hour 

 Of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes 

 The still, sad music of humanity. 

 Nor harsh, nor grating, though of ample power 

 To chasten and subdue. And I have felt 

 A presence that disturbs me with the joy 

 Of elevated thoughts ; a sense sublime 

 Of something far more deeply interfused." 



The coy and sheltered primrose and the wind-tossed 

 campion are alike the children of one common Father, 

 and have equally received at His hand all that is essential 

 for their well-being. 



