ladies’ names. 105 
The rose is still as beautiful 
As when first it met our eyes; 
We love the gleaming of the stars,— 
They’ve been ages in the skies. 
So Mary’s name, we love it still, 
In palace or in cot; 
It makes our very heart-strings thrill ! 
Who is there loves it not? 
Signification . . A Name. 
Emblem Rosemary 
Sentiment .... Keep this for my sake. I ’ll 
remember thee. 
Thine own loved name ! nought can impart 
More thrilling joy to my faithful heart ; 
For with thy name, my thoughts will blend, 
Thy image, and thy love, my friend. 
Thine own loved name ! I ’ll keep it well 
To guard my heart — a gentle spell, — 
Waking the thoughts that are holy and pure, 
Teaching to shun, where sin would allure. 
’T is sweet to think, tho’ unknown to fame, 
One heart will cherish my humble name ; 
It asks but a place, a little part, 
In the deep recess of thy loving heart. 
