>. ered to have a special affinity for each other; hence this 
%, plant, the flowers of which have been likened to a “concave 
a mirror,” has been dedicated to the goddess of beauty, and 
eo called her looking-glass. It belongs to the delightful 
- family of the Campanulas, all of which are attractive, 
and some very beautiful. It is a small plant about six inches high, 
and is a native of Southern Europe. The stem branches freely, and 
it is a pretty little thing for the borders of beds and walks. The 
flowers are blue, closing at night and opening in the morning. There 
is an annual variety, with white blossoms, that blooms in August. 
Hiattery. 
O flattery my boy! an honest man can’t live by’t: 
It is a little sneaking art, which knaves 
Use to cajole and soften fools withal. —Otway. x 
THOU world, great nurse of flattery, [words, O that man might hold the heart's close book, 
Why dost thou tip men’s tongues with golden And choke the lavish tongue when it doth utter 
And poise their deeds with weight of heavy lead, The breath of falsehood, not character’d there. 
That fair performance cannot follow promise? 
0° all wild beasts, preserve me from the tyrant; 
And of all tame—a flatterer.  _gonson, 
WOULD give worlds, could I believe | eames too dearly lov’d, or warmly sought, 
One-half that is professed me; Enfeebles all internal strength of thought; 
Affection!.could I think it thee, And the weak soul within itself unblest 
When flattery has caressed me? —Miss Landon. Leans for all pleasure on another's breast. 
—Goldsmith, 
ERNICIOUS flatt’ry! thy malignant seeds, 
In an ill hour and by a fatal hand 
Sadly diffused o'er virtue’s gleby land, 
With rising pride amidst the corn appear, 
And choke the hopes and harvest of the year. 
—Prior, 
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