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THE HOLLY. 
the Holly,—the one affords them shelter 
from the wintry blast, when but few leaves 
are left for their protection : the other pro¬ 
vides them with food when the snow-covered 
ground, or frozen earth, where no snow is 
lying, locks up the ordinary sources of their 
supply. A tree, then, that fosters all the 
social affections of man, and imparts shelter 
and food to the harmless and hungry tenants 
of our woods, is indeed a fit emblem of do¬ 
mestic happiness. 
ILLUSTRATION OP THE SENTIMENT. 
The holly branch it clusters 
Its berries bright and red. 
When the flowers of the forest, 
Fair, fragile things, are dead; 
But I mourn not simple flowers, 
However bright they be, 
Since they fade with summer hours: 
The holly branch for me ! 
