POETRY OP FLOWERS. 
45 
BOX. 
Buxus . Class 21; Order 4. 
There are two kinds of Box,—the Arborescent, 
which is twelve or sixteen feet high ; and the 
Dwarf, which is used as a border for flower¬ 
beds. 
STOICISM—CONSTANCY. 
I ne’er will weep again ! 
I will meet fate with an unblonching eye; 
For better far in proud contempt to die, 
Than idly talk of pain. 
Can I not bear all things ? 
Who talks of weakness to a soul like mine ? 
Love, hope, pity, sorrow I resign, 
And all that fortune brings. 
In lonely strength I stand, 
Unmoved though earthquakes open at my feet; 
Though storms of malice on my bosom beat, 
I can their rage withstand. 
