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STRENGTH. 
FENNEL. 
A savoury odour blown, more pleased my sense 
Than smell of sweetest fennel, or the teats 
Of ewe, or goat, dropping with milk at even. 
Milton. 
The gladiators mingled this plant with their food, from a sup¬ 
position that it tended to increase their strength. After the 
games were over, the conqueror was crowned with a wreath of 
fennel. The Romans named the plant anethum. 
The wealth of rich feelings — the deep—the pure — 
With strength to meet sorrow and faith to endure. 
f. s. o. 
STOICISM. 
BOX. 
The tree box loves the shade, and will grow under the drip 
of trees. It maintains its verdant appearance in winter as well 
as summer. It requires no care, and endures for centuries. On 
account of its resistance to the changes of the seasons, and the 
power of time, it has been made the emblem of stoicism. 
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