HUMILITY. 31 
BINDWEED. 
Convolvulus Arvensis. 
Language — HUMILITY. 
The bird that soars on highest wing 
Builds on the ground her lowly nest; 
And she that doth most sweetly sing 
Sings in the shade when all things rest: 
In lark and nightingale we see 
What honor hath humility. 
When Mary chose the “ better part,” 
She meekly sat at Jesus’ feet; 
And Lydia’s gently-opened heart 
Was made for God’s own temple meet* 
Fairest and best adorned is she 
Whose emblem is humility. 
The saint that wears heaven’s brightest crown 
In deepest adoration bends ; 
The weight of glory bends him down 
The most when most his soul ascends: 
Nearest the throne itself must be 
The footstool of humility. 
Montgomery. 
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Here is a precious jewel I have found 
.Among the filth and rubbish of the world. 
I’ll stoop for it, but when I wear it here, 
Set on my forehead like the morning star, 
The world may wonder, but it will not laugh. 
Longfellow. 
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