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ADDITIONAL AND 
A treeless, alpine solitude 
by ruby blossoms decked ; 
I’ll culture thee ’neath milder skies, 
and in a kindlier soil, 
For memories thou hast waked to-day, 
for rest amid our toil. 
Bloom on, and be to pilgrims still 
a banner, joy unfurled, 
And memory of thee shall supply 
hope in a cheerless world. 
THE NIGHTINGALE FLOWER. 
ANON. 
Fair flower of silent night! 
Unto thy bard an emblem thoushouldst be : 
His fount of song, in hours of garish light. 
Is closed like thee. 
But, with the vesper hour. 
Silence and solitude its depths unseal : 
Its hidden springs, like thy unfolding flower, 
Their life reveal. 
W ere it not sweeter still 
To give imagination holier scope, 
And deem that thus the future may fulfil 
A loftier hope ? 
