LIFE AMONG 
THE FLOWERS. 
ACACIA, ROSE. 
m 
Robinia Hispida. 
Language — ELEGANCE. 
It is worth much, in this dull world of strife 
And foolish vanity, to meet a heart 
Serene and beautiful like thine ! 
Thou, with a lofty purpose in thy breast, 
Retain’st thy elevation o’er the herd 
No less by that calm majesty of soul 
Which shrinks from adulation, than by gifts 
Of lofty intellect and outward grace. 
Thy form hath elegance that indicates 
The beautiful refinement of thy thoughts ; 
And there is dignity in thy firm step 
That speaks a soul superior to the thrall 
Of petty vanity and low-born pride. 
Anoh. 
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