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Clou 8. Order 1. Found in Eu- 



Trorjcblum maius r P e and the East - F'owere a 



lT V m golden yellow very brilliant The 



plant is said to emit flashes of light 



in tho morning before sunrise and 



also at the twilight. (Indian Cress.) 



PATRIOTISM. 



Bright the JVos/ur/ion glows, and late at eve 

 Light, lambent, dances o'er its sleepless bed. 



Bidlakt 



SENTIMENT. 



Land of the forest and the rock, 



Of dark blue lake and mighty river 



Of mountains reared aloft to mock 



The storm's career and lightning's shock, 



My own green land forever! 



Oh, never may a son of thine, 



Where'er his wandering steps incline, 



Forget the sky which bent above 



His childhood like a dream of love. 



Land of my fathers if my name, 



Now humble and unwed to fame, 



Hereafter burn upon the lip, 



As one of those which may not die, 



Linked in eternal fellowship 



With visions pure, and strong and high; 



If the wild dreams which quicken now 



Thfi throbbing pulse of heart and brow, 



Hereafter take a real form, 



Like spectres changed to beings warm, 



And over temples wan and gray 



The star-like crown of glory shine; 



Thine be the bard's undying lay, 



The murmur of his praise be thine. 



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