GRASS"". 



" As the flower of the grass so shall he pass away." 



St. James i. 10 



All common things we pass unheeded by 

 With careless glance ; nor tarry to descry 

 Whate'er their coy recesses store 

 Of Beauty, Truth, or holy lore : 

 And yet the pearl in rugged shell, 

 And honey-dew in flow'ret's heU 

 Might teach the wand' ring eye what lessons sweet 

 Unfolding fast its steady search would greet ; 

 What deep analogy and law 

 The mind from simplest things may draw, 

 Tracking fresh veins of golden thought 

 Aye opening on its path unsought ; 

 While fancy's wand to contemplation's fane 

 Guides link'd together all her magic train. 



"> For this piece and another, marked |3, the author is indebted to a dear friend, 

 from whom he has also received much valuable assistance in preparing this 

 little work for the press. 



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