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48 THE FLORAL GIFT. 
EUSCHIA. 
Fuschia Coccinea ,—Class 8, Order 1. 
A small shrubby plant, with cVimson and purple blossoms; 
resembling a pendent ear-ring ; Cliili. 
HUMBLE LOVE. 
Fair lady, though low is our cot in the vale, 
Thy person is safe and secure 
No fear that the world will your quiet assail 
The nobler vvill ne’er harm the poor: 
Here truth and contentment will go hand in 
hand. 
And health will our pleasures increase 
And though we can boast not of riches or land 
Our cot is the cottage of Peace. 
Fair lady, then come to our cot in the vale, 
Where innocence holds its retreat 
Where the sweet little chorister carols his tale 
And the woodbine secures you from heat. 
Though mansions of power surrounded by 
wealth 
The pride of the great may increase, 
The.humble thatched roof is the dwelling of 
health. 
And our cot,is the cottage of peace. 
