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flldissa officinalis. Natural Order: I^abiatoe—Mint Family . 
E here find naturalized a very common and well-known 
V,-. garden plant, introduced from Europe, and cultivated for 
|§P its virtues. The stem is erect and branching, growing 
fL about two feet high, the whole plant being covered with 
a soft down, and emitting, when touched with the hand, 
„ . , the delightful fragrance of the lemon. The flowers are a 
sallow white, appearing during midsummer. Melissa is from the Greek 
word melissa, a bee, because it attracts innumerable bees that come to 
suck at the nectaries of the blossoms. Old apiarists like to rub the 
inside of the hives with its aromatic leaves, as an inducement for the 
young swarms to remain, especially if the hives have been previously 
used. 
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QWEET-POUTING lips whose color mocks the rose, 
^ Rich, ripe, and teeming with the dew of bliss — 
The dower of love’s forbidden fruit which grows 
Insiduouslv, to tempt us with a kiss. 
T T ER eyes outshine the radiant beams 
A 1 That gild the passing shower, 
And glitter o’er the crystal streams, 
And cheer each fresh’ning hour. 
'THOUGH gay as mirth, as curious thought sedate; 
A As elegance polite, as power elate; 
Profound as reason, and as justice clear; 
Soft as compassion, yet as truth severe. 
— Savage. 
'THERE was a soft and pensive grace, 
1 A cast of thought upon her face, 
That suited well her forehead high, 
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—R. H. Wilde's Tasso Sonnets. 
Her lips are more than cherries bright, 
A richer dye has grac’d them; 
They charm the admiring gazer’s sight, 
And sweetly tempt to kiss them. 
■— Burns. 
T T ER tresses loose behind, 
1 1 Play on her neck, and wanton in the wind; 
The rising blushes which her cheeks o’erspread, 
Are opening roses in a lily’s bed. —Gay. 
The eyelash dark, and downcast eye; 
The mild expression spoke a mind 
In duty firm, composed, resigned. 
— Scott. 
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