THE HONEYSUCKLE. 



her are passed the greater number of hours in infancy and 

 childhood : in that time, under her influence and teaching, our 

 character is formed, — some escape the effects of an injudicious 

 mother's treatment ; others throw off for a time the salutary- 

 control of a wise and good mother's teaching, — but the ties 

 of love are not broken ; they remain strong as ever though 

 relaxed. Wordsworth writes of Emily, in " The White Doe of 

 Rylstone : 



" Ere she hath reached yon rustic shed, 

 Hung with late-flowering Woodbine, spread 

 Along the walls and overhead, 

 The fragrance of the breathing flowers 

 Revives a memory of those hours 

 When here, in this remote alcove, 

 A fondly anxious mother strove 

 To teach her salutary fears 

 And mysteries above her years.'' 



There are Bonds of Love, so called, which produce injurious 

 effects to the young maiden. Mrs. Laurence, addressing 



Cupid, says : 



"Cruel boy! 



Woodbine all untwined, 

 Wanders here forlorn and free ; 

 Emblem of the maiden's mind, 

 Who has placed her trust in thee." 



and for young men, they often work most disastrously. Hear 

 Cowper : 



" So Love, that cUngs around the noblest minds. 



Forbids th' advancement of the soul he binds ; 



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