108 LEXICON OF 
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Signification . . Wise, Stern. 
Emblem Thistle. 
Sentiment .... Austerity. 
Wisdom rare and precious thou hast, Minerva, 
Thy mind unused to trifling things of earth, 
Fill'd with thoughts pure, high, and lofty, 
Seeks and retains, above the common crowd, 
Its elevation. 
Stem, many call thee ; 
Sternness of heart it is not ; study deep 
Has made thee thoughtful, and that majesty 
Of soul, so calm and lofty, is only 
The deep, broad, silently-flowing current 
Of thought, which speaks a soul superior 
To the heartless praise, and selfish vanity 
Of the thoughtless, mirthful, trifling throng. 
