180 FLORA'S INTERPRETER. 



ROSE, MuSK. Tb mask rose b exceedingly beautiful. 



Rosa moscliata Natiye of Barbar >'. d fro > ils l*^ 



the essential oil is obtained, called Otto 

 of Roses.' 



CHARMING. 



As Venus wandered midst the Idalian bower, 

 And watched the loves and graces round her play, 

 She plucked a musk rose from its dew-bent spray, 

 1 And this,' she cried, ' shall be my favorite flower; 

 For o'er its crimson leaflets I will shower 

 Dissolving sweets, to steal the soul away.' 



SENTIMENT. 



Lady, I 've looked upon thy face; 

 And beauty, kindness, virtue, grace, 



Have all combined to make thee fair. 

 O! may thy fortunes be as bright 

 As are those eyes, whose gentle light 



Thy features now so softly wear. 



U. S. Literary Gazette. 



