THE FLOWER VASE. 
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CHERRY BLOSSOM. 
Pruntjs. Class 12. — Order 1. 
There are a great many species of Cherry growing wild 
in our woods and glens. They all bear a pretty white 
blossom, of pleasant fragrance. 
Spiritual Beauty. 
I know thou art not beautiful, nor art thou for¬ 
tune’s child, 
Yet beameth ever from thine eye a spirit un¬ 
defiled. 
I know that genius never shed its radiance on 
thy brow, 
Yet wert thou ever truthful, good, and kind as 
thou art now. 
I know thy form was never cast in fashion’s 
graceful mould, 
Nor do I wish in fashion’s throng thy presence to 
behold; 
So long as Nature’s nobleness has marked thee 
for her own, 
I would not give thy soul-lit smile to share a 
monarch’s throne! 
Miss H. J. Woodman. 
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