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THE FLORAL G-1 F T. 
HOU STONIA. 
Houstonia Cmrulia .—Class 4, Order 1. 
A little blue flower, common all over tbe bills of New Eng¬ 
land, blossoming early in May. 
CONTENT. 
The swan upon the moonlit lake, 
May plume its silver wing; 
The wild bird, in the silent brake, 
A mournful chaunt may sing. 
The maiden, in her father’s hall, 
May trill some olden lay ; 
Yet, shepherd-boy, in cottage wall, 
Can pipe as well as they. 
Give me the life the shepherd leads; 
I’d never ask for more 
Than the breezy mountain-path he treads, 
Sweet rest, when toil is o’er ;— 
Fresh waters, from affection’s well, 
With health’s unfading beam ; 
And fountain hearts, with wine to swell, 
In one cool, gushing stream, 
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