She was a form of life and light, 
That seen became a part of sight; 
rose where’er I turned a a, 
The morning star of memo 
So turns the needle to the pole it loves 
With fine vibrations quivering as it moves. 
Her overpowering presence made abe feel 
It would not be idolatry to knee 
ANSWER, 
If you do love the maid— 
Bend thoughts and wits to achieve her 
Se a Shaks. 
aa Cross your meek arms, a your + Sanaa ie 
wae wa KO OO” And win the goddess with unwearied v 
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HELLEBORE. Catumyy. Scanpau. Virtue itself ’scapes not calumnious stroke. . . . Shaks 
HELLEBORUS. 
No might nor itt gk in mortality 
Can censure ’scape; back-w anseey da calumny 
The whitest virtue strikes; what king so ot hd 
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?.. . . Id. 
On eagle’s wings immortal scandals fly ; 
While virtuous actions are but born to die. . . Harvey. 
It is a busy talking world, 
That with A espe breath a like the wind, 
As freely on the palace as the cottage....... 
Nor do they trust their or — 
But speak a language of thei 
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Convey a libel in a frown, 
wink a reputation down....... 
We must not stint 
Our necessary actions, in the fear 
To cope malicious censures 
The silence often S pure innocence 
Persuades, when 
HIBISCUS. Dsuicate Beauty. Early, bright, transient, chaste as ss. dew 
She sparkled 
Venitian Mallow, or, Flower of an hour. 
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HIBISCUS TRIONUM. 
I dare not think, thou lovely maid, 
Thy soul-lit beauty e’er shall fad 
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Sure life and love must stay with thee, 
Chained by thy potent witchery. 
Kia pay + « DYTOR. 
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