58 LEXICON OE 
Signification ... Chosen. 
Emblem .Peach Blossom. 
Sentiment .Here I fix my Choice. 
“ Hebe I fix my choice,” Electa, 
Here confess my lore to thee; 
Can I gain so rich a treasure 
As thy love would bring to me ? 
Though life’s path is strewn with roses, 
There, too, thorns spring wild and free; 
Yet I’ll walk this thorny pathway 
Bravely,-*• if thou’lt go with me. 
I will not tell thee all is radiant. 
For dark days will surely come; 
But with mutual faith and kindness, 
Love will light the darkest home. 
