FOX GL O VE. 
(Insincerity.) 
HE Foxglove typifies insincerity because of the in 
vidious poison which lurks within its bright 
blossom. In France and Germany, and in 
some parts of England, it is known as “ Finger- 
•flower,” because of the resemblance it bears to the finger 
of a glove, a resemblance which the poets have not failed 
to take advantage of. William Brown describes Pan as 
seeking gloves for his mistress : 
“ To keep her slender fingers from the sunne, 
Pan through the pastures oftentimes hath runne 
To pluck the speckled foxgloves from their stem, 
And on those fingers neatly placed them. ” 
THE FOXGLOVE. 
The foxglove-leaves, with caution given, 
Another proof of favouring Heaven 
Will happily display: 
The rabid pulse it can abate, 
The hectic flush can moderate, 
And, blest by Him whose will is fate, 
May give a lengthened day. 
