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BHalm--Sweet, 
Melissa officinalis, Narurav Orver: Labiate— Mint Family. 
»E here find naturalized a very common and well-known 
» garden plant, introduced from Europe, and cultivated for 
lle» its virtues. The stem is erect and branching, growing 
~ about two feet high, the whole plant being covered with 
YF a soft down, and emitting, when touched with the hand, 
the delightful fragrance of the lemon. The flowers are a 
sallow white, appearing during midsummer. Melissa is from the Greek 
suck at the nectaries of the blossoms. Old apiarists like to rub the 
inside of the hives with its aromatic leaves, as an inducement for the 
yes young swarms to remain, especially if the hives have been previously 
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Oharims, 
WEET-POUTING lips whose color mocks the rose, 
Rich, ripe, and teeming with the dew of bliss — 
The flower of love’s forbidden fruit which grows 
Insiduously, to tempt us with a kiss. 
—R. H. Wilde’s Tasso Sonnets, 
ER eyes outshine the radiant beams Her lips are more than cherries bright, 
That gild the passing shower, A richer dye has grac’d them; 
And glitter o’er the crystal streams, They charm the admiring gazer's sight, 
And cheer each fresh’ning hour. And sweetly tempt to kiss them. 
—Burns. 
HOUGII gay as mirth, as curious thought sedate; ER tresses loose behind, 
As elegance polite, as power elate; Play on her neck, and wanton in the wind; 
Profound as reason, and as justice clear; The rising blushes which her cheeks o’erspread, 
Soft as compassion, yet as truth severe. Are opening roses in a lily’s bed. —Gay. 
—Savage. 
HERE was a soft and pensive grace, The eyelash dark, and downcast eye; 
A cast of thought upon her face, The mild expression spoke a mind 
That suited well her forehead high, In duty firm, composed, resigned. 
f — Scott. 
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