ELOQUENCE. 
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WATER LILY. 
JVymphcea Odorata. 
Language — ELOQUENCE. 
Power above powers ! 0 heavenly eloquence ! 
That, with the strong rein of commanding words, 
Dost manage, guide, and master tli’ eminence 
Of men’s affections, more than all their swords! 
Shall we not offer to thy excellence 
The richest treasure that our wit affords ? 
Thou that canst do much more with one pen 
Than all the powers of princes can effect, 
And draw, divert, dispose, and fashion men, 
Better than force or rigor can direct! 
Should we this oi’nament of glory then, 
As the immaterial fruits of shades, neglect ? 
Daitikl. 
There’s a charm in delivery, a magical art, 
That thrills like a kiss from the lip to the heart; 
’Tis the glance, the expression, the well-chosen word, 
By whose magic the depths of the spirit are stirred. 
The lip’s soft persuasion, its musical tone — 
O, such were the charms of that eloquent one ! 
Mrs. Welbt. 
And wheresoe’er the subject’s best, the sense 
Is bettered by the speaker’s eloquence. 
Kma. 
