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CANTERBURY BF.LL. (H.-ii-flower.) class 5. Order 

 Campanula, medium. .' . A VIWt f" u *- bu , 1 ' nortl y 



indigenous to Luxope. Only two 



>|i.-ri..-s found in South America. 

 Flowers hi uc, purple or while. 

 Monopctulous. 



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GRATITUDE. 



To mo there 's a tone from the blue Kdl-jlmecr 

 With her blossoms so fresh when the storm is o'er, 

 As she thanked the sun for his beams the while, 

 That flower has taught me to repay 

 The friends who have cheered my stormy day, 

 With a grateful brow and a sunny smile. 



Anon. 



SENTIMENT. 



Thou *rt like n star; for when my way was cheerless and forlorn. 

 And all wait lil.vkness like tin: sky before a coining storm, 

 Thy beaming smilo and words of love, thy heart of kindness free, 

 Illum'd my path, then cheered my soul, and bado iu sorrows flee. 



Thou 'rt like a star when sad and lone I wander forth to view 

 The lamps of ni^ht, beneath their rays my spirit ' nerved anew, 

 And thus I lovo to gaze on thec, and then I think thou 'at power 

 To mix the cup of joy for me, even in life's darkest hour. 



Thou 'rt like a star whene'er my eye is upward turned to gaz 

 Upon those orbs, I mark with awe their clear celestial blaze; 

 And then thou seem'st so pure, so high, so beautifully bright 

 I almost feel as if it were an angel met my sight. 



Thou 'rt like a star perchance the proud and haughty pass me by. 

 And curl the lip; but not to them is bowed my spirit high; 

 No, not to them ; e'en should they wear earth's proudest diadem; 

 Bat I would bow before thee now, and kiss thy garment's hem. 



American Lttdiei' Magazine. 



