THE FLOWER VASE. 61 
P. ACERlFOLItJM. 
Leaves palmate, serrate. Flowers white. 
Tranquillity of Mind. 
Thou art more blest, I deem, 
Than in thy gayer hours, though grief hath .aid 
Its surgeon hand upon thy heart, and left 
Some aching wounds. Oh, truly blest alone 
Are they, who, by the wondrous deeds of time, 
Gentle or stem, have learned the holy peace 
Which dwells with God; who have been taught 
to seek 
A deeper love from Him; a love more pure 
And firm than that which dwells in human hearts, 
And throws a transient glory o’er the earth. 
Peace with thee 
Makes its abiding home ; and though the world, 
With its consuming pleasures, comes not here, 
Yet Faith, and Hope, and Charity are thine, 
With all their sweets. Such peace as theirs, this 
world 
Can neither give, nor can it take away. 
