DR. DARWIN. 295 



trafted landfcape are blended ; with Heli- 

 anthus, the warm unfhadowed lawns of 

 morning ; with Drofera the moid, the 

 rufh-enwoven and mofly fcenes in which 

 me wantons; with Draba, the icy caves 

 and volcanos of Tenerif, amid which flie 

 builds her eyry, 



Afpiring Draba builds her eagle neft ; 



and we are told that, 



Her tall fliadow waves o'er the diflant land. 



When we learn, from the note on this 

 paflage, that Draba is one of the Alpine 

 graffes, we wonder that fo minute and 

 dwarfifli a plant mould become fo vaftj, 

 commanding, and imperial in her tranf- 

 formation. The Poet next exercifes his 

 Proteus art upon Vifcum, Mifletoe, which 

 never grows upon the ground, but grafts 

 itfelf upon the branches of trees. This 

 aerial nymph is fhown as an angel of air, 

 feeking amongft it's clouds her foaring 



lovers. 



u 4 When 



