Lotus. 
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“Valisnerian lotus, thither flown 
From struggling with the waters of the Rhone 
remarking in a foot-note, that “ there is found in the Rhone a 
lily of the Valisnerian kind. Its stem will stretch to the length 
of three or four feet, thus preserving its head above water in 
the swellings of the river ; and further, it is said to sink quite 
below the surface during the night.” 
An opportunity of embalming this wonderful record of 
Nature in his flowing verse is thus taken by Moore : 
“ Those virgin lilies, all the night 
Bathing their beauties in the lake, 
That they may rise more fresh and bright 
When their beloved sun’s awake. ” 
