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other respect strong and healthy ; so that he may- 

 look forward to a long and miserable existence. 



March 8. 



THE HUMMING BIRD. 



Deck'd with all that youth and beauty 



E'er bestow'd on sable maid, 

 Gathering bloom her fragrant duty, 



Down the lime-walk Zoe stray'd. 



Many a logwood brake was ringing 



With the chicka-chinky's cry ; 

 Many a moek-bird loudly singing 



Bless'd the groves with melody. 



Fly-birds, on whose plumage showers 

 Nature's hand her wealth profuse, 



Humming round, from banks of flowers 

 Suck'd the rich ambrosial juice. 



There an orange-plant, perfuming 



All the air with blossoms white, 

 Near a bush of roses blooming, 



Charm'd at once the scent and sight. 



Of that plant the loveliest daughter, 

 One sweet bloom-bough all preferr'd ; 



When his glittering eye had caught her, 

 Oh, how joy'd the Humming Bird ! 



Here the fairest blossoms thinking, 

 Swift he flies, nor loads the stem; 



Poised in air, and odour drinking, 

 Fluttering hangs the feather'd Gem. 



