228 THE POETRY OF FLOWERS 
sweetness. From this singular fact it derives its specific name, 
“bitter sweet.” 
Spring has passed and has left behind 
Perfumed gardens to scent the wind, 
And beautiful flowers that bless the eyes, 
With visions of a lost paradise : 
But thou art lovelier far than these, 
And owest no charm to sun or breeze: 
Their lifeless colours could never vie 
With the spirit that speaks in thy laughing eye. 
John Keese. 
I love a hand that meets mine own s 
With grasp that causes some sensation ; 
I love a voice whose varying tone 
From Truth has learned its modulation. 
F. s. o. 
UTILITY. 
GRASS. 
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the ser¬ 
vice of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth. 
Psalm civ. 14. 
It will be admitted that what is the most useful, is in nature 
the most common; and of all vegetable productions, what is 
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