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And so shall we 



" Say that He who, from the dust 

 Recalls the slumbering flower, 

 Will surely visit those who trust 

 His mercy and His power." * 



We shall remember who it was who bade us to 

 " consider the lilies how they grow ;" and shall be 

 ready to exclaim 



* * "Oh! Father, Lord 



The all-beneficent, we bless Thy name, 



That Thou hast mantled the green earth with flowers, 



Sinking our hearts to nature,"f 



and shall become 



* * * "So impressed 



"With quietness and beauty, and so fed 

 With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, 

 Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men 

 Shall e'er prevail against us, or disturb 

 Our cheerful faith that all which we behold 

 Is full of blessings." J 



and so, having seen 



" Honi soit qui maly pense, writ 

 In emerald tufts, flowers purple, blue, and white ;" 



we turn again to the cares, the crosses, the trials, 

 and the duties, of life with a freshened vigour, a 

 calmed heart, and a renewed resolution, and go back 



*Dr.Moir. fMrs.Hemans. J Words worth. Shakespeare. 

 Note. The greater part of the extracts given above, are col- 

 lected together in that pleasant little volume "The Moral of 

 Flowers," by Mr. Adams. 



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