78 FLORA'S INTERPRETER. 



GRAPE, WILD. Class 5. Order). North America has 



Vitis, vinifera. ma ">' 8pocics of , wiltl srapc , , l , hou * h the 



' / vinifera is not indigenous. Flowers nu- 



merous, small, green and fragrant. 



MIRTH. 



Let dimpled Mirth his temples twine 

 With tendrils of the laughing Vine. 



Scott. 



SENTIMENT. 



I heard the gushirg of thy voice, 



Thy laugh of happy mirth 

 A bright fount in a pleasant place, 



To cheer the shaded earth. 

 I caught the glancing of thine eye, 



Its gleam of young delight 

 A sunbeam on a dewy bank, 



Each floweret's eye to light. 

 And all the poet's spoil can give 



Is in this simple prayer, 

 That no chill wind of sen-row come 



To ice the fountain there. 

 That no dark cloud of grief may rise 



The pleasant glance to shade; 

 But that pure stream of joy gusli on, 



That sun-gleam never fade. 



Miller. 



