flora’s dial. 115 
August 26. 
LIFE EVERLASTING. — Continual happiness. 
Mayst thou long, sweet crimson gem, 
Richly deck thy native stem ; 
Till some evening, sober, calm, 
Dropping dews and breathing balm, 
While all around the woodland rings, 
And every bird thy requiem sings 5 
Thou, amid the dirgeful sound, 
Shed thy dying honors round, 
And resign to parent earth, 
The loveliest form she e’er gave birth. 
Burns. 
August 27. 
FILBERT. - — Reconciliation . 
Come, let us now resolve at last, 
To live and love in quiet ; 
We ’ll tie the knot so very fast, 
That time shall ne’er untie it. 
When least I seemed concerned, I took 
No pleasure, nor no rest ; 
And when I feigned an angry look, 
Alas ! I loved you best. 
Buckinghamshire. 
