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THE POETRY OF FLOWERS. 



1 am resigiicci. In holy liope and trust 

 I wait the coming of a brighter Uay ; 



And though but thorns, and rocks, and scorchi 

 dust. 

 Lie all along my melancholy way 



Tet with a fervent heart and willine mind 



I can look up and say, / am resigned I 



HAWTHORN. 



Flowers white. Berries scarlet. 



Hove on, hope ever! 

 Dark o'er us now the clouds cf grief are brooding. 



Hoarsely the stresmlcts murmur at our feet ; 

 Bright birds of song, our eager gia?p eluding. 



Far from our tree of loye and life retreat. 

 But oh ! not yet, my gentle friend, shall leave U3 



The feryent hope of sunshine and of joy ; 

 And whatsoe'er of wrong may come to giievc us, 



Let there be one thing grief can ne'er destroy — 

 Hope on, hope everl 



HAZEL. 



This shrub is well known to children for its sweet, palat- 

 able nut. The shrub itself is green and pretty. 



RECOXCILIATIOX. 



Wk have been friendly together— it cannot all be o'er; 

 Oh, let us nurse the smothered spark, till it shall blas;e 



once more I 

 Here, take this hand ; as once you deemed, its grasp is 



warm and true. 

 And in my heart a gushing fount of love still springs 



for you. 



Oh, bless that beaming bmilc ; it comes all sorrow to 

 dispel ; 



We're friends cnce more together — I will not say fare- 

 well 1 



Mrs. Sawyer. 



HELIOTROPE. 



Flowers white, or faint purple. Tcry sweet scented. 

 Turns toward the sun. 



DEVOTIOX. 



Ah ! I would fit for long, long hours. 



And let thee read my heart — 

 Its Greek, and poetry, and floweis. 



And words cf cunning art ; 

 And never think, with all thy skill. 



That thou couldst make it plain ; 

 For something thou wouldst End there still 



To study o'er again. 

 Deep graved upon its secret leaves 



Are mysteries so rare. 

 That all the aid thy mind receives 



From books would fail thee there. 

 But I, yes I, with simple pride. 



Could soon explain the key ; 

 Here, take this sentence for thy guide — 



ify love for God and thek t 



HIBISCUS. 



A kind of Mallow. Flowers white and purple, or i 

 faint straw-colour and purple. 



DELICATE BEAUTY. 



Seek for beauty if thou wilt. 

 But mark the quality ; not that which shines 

 From human face divine, and gains applause 

 From gaping starers — that which fools admire. 

 And seek no other; but that higher kind 

 "Which earth not only approbates, but heaven. 

 Pure, bright, celestial ! — beauty of the soul — 



BSAITV OV HOLINESS I 



J. G. Ada us. 



