66 LEXICON OP 
Signification . . . Secret. 
Emblem. Maple. 
Sentiment. Reserve. 
We do not like thy shy reserve, 
Come throw thy veil aside ; 
For those who do not know thy heart, 
Call modesty but pride. 
Esther, to us thy heart is hid, 
Like flower in yonder glade ; 
Which ne’er unfolds its beauties rare, 
But in the silent shade. 
We know there’s sunshine in thy soul, 
And goodness in thy heart; 
Thou never can’st conceal the whole,— 
Then wherefore hide a part 1 
