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FLORA. L CKUFMOKUSS. 
And did not the same knight, “ one clay as ho 
did range the fields abroad,” behold in the 
midst of a goodly baud of dancers, one 
who — 
*< Seemed all the rest in beauty to excell, 
Crowned with a rosie girlond, that right well 
Did her beseeme ; and ever as the crew 
About her daunst, sweet fiowers that far did 
smell, 
And fragrant odours they upon her threw.” 
I’AIRIE QUEEN. 
As we look upon these pictures we are trans- 
ported in fancy to Arcadian fields and groves ; 
the green valley and the sparkling rivulet are 
before us ; the sound of the shepherd’s pipe, 
the soft bleating of the sheep, and the drowsy 
hum of the wild-bees meet our ears, while the 
perfume of the thyme and other odoriferous 
plants and flowers steal over the senses with a 
soothing influence, like slumber ; we dream, 
yet we are awake ; we behold realities as 
though they were but phantoms — creatures of 
imagination. All is shadowy, indistinct, yet 
full of beauty and intelligence. Lo, you now, 
