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and lily and trumpet-weed. The pure white of the daisy is succeeded 

 by the brilliant red of the fireweed and the yellow of the primrose and 

 golden-rod, and they again by the deep purples of the asters, until late 

 autumn crowns the whole with the gorgeous coloring of the changing 

 maple leaf ; and the mantle of winter's snow softly covers all the 

 flowers, to await in safety the certain resurrection of the spring. 

 For there is 



"A little drop of Heaven in each diamond of the shower, 

 A breath of the Eternal in the fragrance of each flower." 



" The Beauty which old Greece or Rome 

 Sung, painted, wrought, lies close at 

 home ; 

 We need but eyes and ear 

 In all our daily walks to trace 

 The outlines of incarnate grace, 

 The hymns of gods to hear ! 



Found in the Swamp. 



( 1850.) 



