Jhistle (common) — ^Austerity, 
RIGHTLY soars the thistle-down ; 
Lightly doth it float; 
Lightly seeds of care are sown; 
Little do we note. 
Lightly soars the thistle-down ; 
Far and wide it flies, 
By the faintest zephyr blown 
Through the shining skies. 
When life’s thistles bud and blow, 
Oh ! ’tis pleasant folly ! 
But when all our paths they sow— 
Then comes melancholy. 
