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THE BOWER. 



' The roof 



Of thickest covert was inwoven shade. 

 Laurel and Myrtle, and what higher grew 

 Of firm and fragrant leaf ; on either side 

 Acanthus, and each odorous bushy shrub 

 Fenced up the verdant wall ; each beauteous flower, 

 Iris all hues, Roses and Jessamin, 



Rear'd high their flourish'd heads between, and wrought 

 Mosaic ; under foot the Violet, 

 Crocus, and Hyacinth, with rich inlay, 

 Broider'd the ground.' 



MILTON. 



How grand, stately, and majestic appear those large 

 Elms, Beech trees, Oaks, Planes, and Sycamores, 

 which are pretty generally to be met with in most of 

 our noblemen's parks in England ; whose branches 

 have never been violated by the axe, but have been 

 suffered to grow by way of ornament, descending on 

 all sides within eight or ten feet of the ground, and 

 thereby affording a most agreeable shade and shelter 

 to both men and cattle ! I have always viewed them 

 with pleasure. 



