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THE LOVER'S OPEERING, 
Flowers. 
Lupine 
Lychnis ... 
Lythrum ... 
Meanings. 
...Imagination, Voraci¬ 
ousness 
...Religious Enthusiasm 
... Pretension 
AN AFFECTING STATEMENT. 
Alas! I am Laburnum ! When I first realized 
the Purple Lilac, I reposed the greatest Liverwort 
in thee. But I soon saw by thy Larkspur and 
Lady's Slipper, that there was Lotus Flower of 
heart, and Lettuce. 0 false one, thou hast cruelly 
produced in my heart, Lavender, Lichen, and Bead, 
Leaves. Yes, this cruel Love-lies-bleeding embitters 
my Lucerne. 0 cruel one, Wild Liquorice , on ac¬ 
count of your Common Laurel. 
Oh, turn away those rigid eyes' 
My heart hath frozen ’neath their spell; 
Such looks are not the meet replies 
To one who loveth thee so well. 
One smile—ah, one frank tender smile 
Were than a thousand gems more dear, 
If it but told my heart the while, 
That I had power thy thoughts to cheer. 
