THE LILAC. 
(7 he Joy of Youth.) 
NE of our sweetest spring flowers. It will not liv 
long when separated from its parent tree. 
THE LILAC. 
THOMSON. 
Shrubs there are, 
. . . That at the call of Spring 
Burst forth in blossomed fragrance; lilacs, robed 
In snow-white innocence or purple pride. 
THE LILAC. 
The lilac, various in array—now white, 
Now sanguine, and her beauteous head now set 
With purple spikes pyramidal ; as if, 
Studious of ornament, yet unresolved 
Which hues she most approves, she chose them all. 
