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lumny, since it leaves so permanent a stain on 
the purest cloth. 
L/Estrange says, “ He that would live clear 
of the envy and hatred of potent calumniators, 
must lay his finger upon his mouth, and keep 
his hand out of the ink-pot.” 
CANDOUR AND INNOCENCE. 
Sweet White Violet. — Viola odorata. 
“ The daughters of the flood have search’d the mead 
For violets pale.” 
Virgil. 
This flower, that delights us so much by its 
innocent perfume and spotless purity, is also 
made to represent a third virtue. A sonnet of 
the sixteenth century says, 
“ Violet is for faithfulnesse, 
Which in me shall abide ; 
Hoping likewise that from your heart 
You will not let it slide.” 
“ The bond that knits together and sup¬ 
ports all compacts, is truth and faithful¬ 
ness.” — Lowth. 
