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THE THORN APPLE. 
to sleep; and, as flowers are here supposed to 
be the language of love, it were treason to 
suppose a lover would sleep without dreaming 
of his mistress. 
ILLUSTRATION OF THE SENTIMENT. 
1 had dreams upon the ocean, 
I had dreams upon the sea, 
And the billows’ gentle motion 
Brought a pleasant theme to me; 
For I dream’d of woodland places, 
Far beyond the breakers’ roar, 
And of happy, smiling faces 
That I knew in days of yore. 
1 had dreams upon the ocean. 
Of an old familiar shore, 
And I felt, with sad emotion, 
That I ne’er should see it more ; 
Then the merry tones of childhood 
Seem’d blended with the air, 
And I thought I saw the wildwood, 
With gleesome faces there. 
J. E. Carpenter. 
