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Lilt oe the Yalley... . Modesty . 
The beautiful Lily of the Valley is the fit emblem of 
the union of beauty, simplicity, and love of retirement. 
It adds an indescribable charm to the spots where it 
blooms. Its snowy hues and general delicacy of ap¬ 
pearance excite emotions of a kindred nature to those 
we experience in the company of one whose heart is 
free from guile, and whose manners are gentle and 
unpretending. 
Lilacs then, and daffodillies, 
And the nice-leaved, lesser Lilies, 
Shading, like detected light, 
Their little green-tipt lamps of white. 
Hunt. 
I had found out a sweet green spot, 
Where a Lily was blooming fair; 
The din of the city disturbed it not, 
But the spirit that shades the quiet cot 
With its wings of love was there. 
I found that Lily’s bloom, 
When the day was dark and chill; 
It smiled like a star in a misty gloom, 
And it sent abroad a soft perfume, 
Which is floating around me still. 
Perdval. 
The Lily, in whose snow-white bells 
Simplicity delights and dwells. 
Balfour. 
