58 THE lover’s offering, 
like the One I love; attractive, like the mind and 
person of the most valuable object to me on earth. 
Yes, you occupy my thoughts, and ever will. For¬ 
get-me-not ; mine is true love. I am the subject of 
your ( Hyacinth ) enchantment. I am Houstonia. 
Many things occupy my thoughts , and imperative¬ 
ly demand my devoted attention. Many persons of 
great personal beauty and attractive manners, and 
worldly substance, pass before me; but they attract 
me not. Thou art my all in all—the fairest—my 
heart’s treasure—my Hawthorn , and to thee I am 
Heliotrope, and I am also Peruvian Heliotrope. 
There is such a thing as Hellebore; but if such 
be my Hemp, then Hemlock. But in you I have 
Hepatica, and believe that for me you have Honey¬ 
suckle. This gives me Holly-Herb and House-Leek. 
I have sweet thoughts of thee! 
They come around me like the voice of song; 
They come like birds that to the south belong, 
And wear a gayer wing and brighter crest, 
Than those that on the roof-tree build their nest; 
They come more tender, beautiful, and bright, 
Than any thoughts that others can excite ; 
They tell me gentle tales of thee and thine, 
Of gems of truth that in thy spirit shine; 
Of goodness, purity, and holy zeal, 
That can for others earnest pity feel; 
Of all things beautiful in soul and heart; 
And such they tell me, dearest, that thou art! 
