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they make a large and close shade; and lastly, it allures the passers-by to 
it, who, to beat down the fruit, spoil and trample upon all about it. ISTow, 
the same injury those fond loves—as we call them—do to the soul, for they 
so possess the soul and so strongly draw its emotions to themselves, that it 
has no strength left to produce any good work; the leaves, viz., their idle 
talk, their amusements', and their dalliance 1 , are so frequent, that all leisure 
time is squandered away in them; and, finally, they engender so many 
temptations, distractions, suspicions, and other evil consequences, that the 
whole heart is trampled down and destroyed by them. In a word, those 
fond loves not only banish heavenly love, but also the fear of God, from 
the soul; they waste the spirit and ruin reputation; they are the sports of 
Let, therefore, all human loves be well ordered and kept under due 
courts, but the plague of hearts.” 
control. 
Water-Lily. 
A Water-Lily floats upon the mere— 
A Water-Lily white and gold and sweet; 
Though shadows pass, it floats and has no 
fear— 
Though little billows rise and murmuring 
meet. 
’Tis anchored hy its stem, and so are we 
Held hy God’s love, though time goes 
stormily. —Maurice F. Egan. 
The Water-Lily is an aquatic plant of the genus Nymphcm, distin¬ 
guished for its beautiful, and usually very fragrant flowers, and large- 
floating leaves ; applied also to the yellow pond-lily of the genus Nuphar. 
