Euglish Moss, 
Sedum acre. Naturar Orver: Crassulacee—Orpine Family. 
& the crevices of bare rocks, and, as the Latin name indicates, 
would seem to be sitting there. The English Moss, which 
“is so often called Wall Pepper, is frequently cultivated as a 
i, border for flower beds, and as an ornament to old walls, 
: “the surface of which it soon covers, as it spreads rapidly 
=f. “.and requires so little for sustenance. The whole plant contains an 
[, acrid juice. The flowers are yellow. 
Fortitude, 
: HEN the whole host of hatred stood hard by, 
is ce, To watch and mock thee shrinking, thou hast smiled 
ra With a sedate and all-enduring eye; 
When fortune fled her spoiled and favorite child, 
He stood unbowed beneath the ills upon him piled. 
—Byron. 
HE star of the unconquered will, O fear not in a world like this, 
He rises in my breast, And thou shalt know ere long — 
Serene, and resolute, and still, Know how sublime a thing it is 
And calm, and self-possessed. To suffer and be strong. 
—Long fellow. 
RUE fortitude is seen in great exploits 
That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides; 
All else is towering phrensy and distraction. 
—<Addison. 
IRD your hearts with silent fortitude, N war was never lion’s rage so fierce; 
Suffering yet hoping all things. In peace, was never gentle lamb more mild. 
—Mrs. Hemans. —Shakespeare. 
ORGETFUL of ourselves, Thus we may meet the storm, 
Giving but little heed Still brave, and true, and strong: 
To the confusing strife, And, like a golden chain, 
The winding ways of life, Some lives may take the gain, 
Yet careful of its anxious cry of need. Some hearts be gladdened by our simple song. i] 
—Tamar Anne Kermode. ~\ q 
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