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China Aster. — ‘ Woman's Heart ,’ ‘Trust and Love' 
Though, woman’s heart is often lightly caught, it is seldom long 
retained, except by the spells of Virtue and Intelligence. 
First take a feather, and lay it upon 
The stream that is rippling by; 
With the current, behold! in a moment ’t is gone, 
Unimpressive and light as a sigh; 
Then take thee a clear and precious stone, 
And on the same stream place it; 
Oh! mark how the water on which it is thrown, 
In its bosom will quickly encase it! 
Or take a crystal, or stainless glass; 
With a crayon upon it then trace 
A sentence, or line, and watch how ’t will pass — 
A oreath will its beauty efface; 
