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THE FLORAL GIFT. 
ROSE, FULL-BLOWN. 
Rota sp .—Class 12, Order 3. 
The flower of a highly ornamental shrub, of eool climates 
there axe many varieties all of which are beautiful. 
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. 
When first I gazed—oh! lady fair, 
Upon thy radiant eye, 
I thought thou wert a thing of light, 
Just wandered from the sky ; 
And as I looked upon thy brow, 
a ^j Ure as t ^ ie s k' es when bright above, 
And on thy warm and floating form, 
I dared to dream of love. 
I would not breathe, oh! lady fair, 
A single-thought to thee, 
To shadow o’er within thy breast, 
Its sunny fount of glee : 
1 no , t . wish a brighter spell, 
01 loveliness about thee move. 
For round thy form there lurks a charm, 
That melts all hearts to love. 
