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THE FLORAL GIFT. 
COWSLIP. 
Primula Peris, — Class 5, Order 1. 
An early yellow flower, native of England,but cultivated in 
gardens. 
PENSIVENESS. 
Let not the shadows of the past 
Their sadness o’er you fling—■ 
Of moments far too bright to last, 
Darkened by sorrow’s wing; 
Of joys which from you long have fled, 
Oh! do not think withjiain ; 
Past sorrows, joys, and fears are dead— 
They come not back again. 
Oh ! ne’er indulge in darksome fears— 
Let Hope’s ray fill thy breast ; 
Give not a thought to other years— 
“ All things come for the best 
Judge not the Future by the Past, 
Whate’er thy sorrows be, 
But calmly trust that thou at last 
Shalt be from sorrow free. 
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