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SOURNESS, OR SHARPNESS. 
BAYBERRY. 
Myrica Cerifera. 
Language —SOURNESS,. OR SHARPNESS. 
Now Fate preserve thee, lady fair ! 
Y will not breathe the Frenchman’s prayer, 
Who, to the maiden’s great alarm, 
Exclaimed, “ God pickle you, madame ! ” 
But “ Fate preserve thee ! ” — even as they, 
Our housewives notable, allay, 
With sugared sweets, an acid juice, 
And store it up for future use : 
So “ Fate preserve thee” or thou’lt stay 
(Jnplucked upon the parent tree ; — 
Unless thy sharpness be effaced, 
Thou’rt far too sour to suit my taste; 
Mks. F. S. Osgood. 
He reads much; 
He is a great observer, and he looks 
Quite through the deeds of men ; he loves no plays 
As thou dost, Antony ; he hears no music; 
Seldom he smiles ; and smiles in such a sort, 
As if he mocked himself, and scorned his spirit, 
That could be moved to smile at any thing. 
Shakspeabe. 
Since both of you so like in manners be, 
Thou the worst husband, and the worst wife she, 
I wonder you no better should agree. 
Sherboukne. 
