THE FLORAL GIFT. 
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ANEMONE. 
. Anemone Virginiana —Class 13, Order 13. 
A beautiful and delicate wild flower blossoming very early. 
ANTICIPATION. 
We’ll have a cot 
Upon the banks of some meandering stream, 
Whose ripple, like the murmur of a dream, 
Shall be our music ; roses there shall twine 
Around the casement, with the jessamine, 
Whose starry blossoms shine out from beneath 
Their veiling leaves, like hope, and whose 
faint breath 
Is sweet as memory’s perfume. All the flowers 
That nature in her richest bounty showers, 
Shall deck our home ; fresh violets that, like 
light [bright 
And love and hope, dwell every where ; the 
And fragrant honeysuckle ; while our feet 
Shall press the daisy’s bloom. Oh ! ’twill be 
sweet 
To sit within the porch at even tide [side. 
And drink the breath of Heaven at thy dear 
Mrs. Embury. 
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