FLORA S INTERPRETER. 89 



HONEYSUCKLE, CORAL. c/asss. Order i. Found 



Lonicera, sempervirens. i n / uro ft a { ' h ^ 



Indies. The Wild Honey- 

 Buckle is a splendid North 

 American genus. Flow- 

 ers white, red, scarlet and 

 yellow. 



FIDELITY. 



The Honeysuckle flower I give to thee, 

 And love it for my sake, my own Cyane ; 

 It hangs upon the stem it loves, as thou 

 Hast clung to me in every joy and sorrow. 



Cornwall. 



SENTIMENT. 



I loved thee not because thy brow 

 Was bright and beautiful as day, 

 Nor that on thy sweet lip the glow 

 Was joyous as yon sunny ray. 

 No : though I saw thee fairest far, 

 The sun that hid each meaner star, 

 Yet 't was not this that taught me first 

 The love that silent tears have nursed. 

 And now could ever beauty wane, 

 Till not one noble trace remain ; 

 Could genius sink in dull decay, 

 And wisdom cease to lend her ray : 

 Should all that I have worshipped, change, 

 Even this could not my heart estrange ; 

 Thou still wouldst be the first, the first 

 That taught the love sad tears have nursed. 



Mn. Embury. 

 8* 



