LILIES". 

 (lilia.) 



"But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness ; and all these 

 things shall be added unto you." 



St. Matt. vi. 33. 



Behold the Lilies of the field', 



They spin not and they grow in ease ; 

 l) Yet, Solomon in all his pomp 



"Was not arrayed like one of these. 



<j) If God so clothe the tender grass 



' I Wliich blooms to-day, to-morrow dies ; 



Shall He not aU thy wants provide, 

 And watch thee with a Father's eyes ? 



Then be thou not of doubtful mind, 



Nor vex thyself with anxious thought, — 



" AVhat shall I eat, what shall I drink. 

 Or where my outward garb be sought?" 



" It appears to be very doubtful as to what species of lily it is to which our 

 Saviour alluded. I have therefore taken the plant generically, leaving the reader 

 to select specifically whichever he may consider the most probable. 



i Cant. ii. 16 ; v. 13. 



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