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POETRY OF FLOWERS. 
hymn to the flowers. 
BY HORACE SMITH. 
Day-stars ! that ope your eyes with man, ta 
twinkle 
From rainbow galaxies of earth’s creation, 
A.nd dew-drops on her holy altars sprinkle 
As a libation. 
Ife matin worshippers ! who bending <owly 
Before the uprisen sun, God’s lidless eye! 
Throw from your chalices a sweet and holy 
Incense on high. 
Ye bright Mosaics! that with storied beauty 
The floor of nature’s temple tesselate 
With numerous emblems of instructive duty 
Your forms create. 
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