THE HOP- 



Then farewell promises of happier fruits, 

 Manly designs, and learning's grave pursuits. 

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Who will, may pant for glory and excel." 



But the Bonds of Love, which have their origin in esteem for 

 the highest form of mental endowments and moral worth, 

 are pure and holy, beneficial in time and beyond it ; and to 

 these Bonds, Miss Twamley seems to refer, when she says : 



" The Honeysuckle give to Kate, so kindly and caressing ; 

 Whoever wins her for a mate, will win both wealth and blessing." 



THE HOP {Humulus Lupulus). — Injustice. 



The Hop-gardens of England present a beautiful appear- 

 ance when the flowers are ready to be gathered, and are, 

 perhaps, still more pleasing at the time of "hop-picking," 

 when the scene is animated by the presence of men, women, 

 and children, engaged in the operation. The specific name 

 Lupidus is said to be a contraction of Lupulus Salictarius, by 

 which name Pliny says it was known, since growing among 

 willows it twined around them, and was as destructive to 

 them as a wolf to a flock of sheep ; hence it appropriately 

 represents Injustice. 



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