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THE FLORAL GIFT. 
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105 
PEACH BLOSSOM. 
Amygdalus Persiea ,—Class 12, Order 1. 
The flower of a luscious fruit, brought originally from 
Persia. 
I AM YOUR CAPTIVE. 
Lady ! I bow before thee, 
A captive to thy will, 
A spell of thine is o’er me, 
But joy is with me still. 
I yield me not to beauty, 
Though thou indeed art fair ; 
I yield me-not to lightness, 
Though thou art light as air. 
I yield me not to wisdom, 
Thou wisest of thy kind. 
But, rescue or no rescue, 
To thy purity of mind. 
T. Dunn English. 
