THE FLOWER VASE. 
23 
BOX. 
Buxus. Class 21.—Older 4. 
There are two kinds of Box,—the Arborescent, which is 
twelve or sixteen feet high) and the Dwarf, which is used 
as a border for flower-beds. 
Stoicism, 
I ne’er will weep again! 
I will meet fate with an unblenching eye; 
For better far in proud contempt to die, 
Than idly talk of pain. 
Can I not bear dll things ? 
Who talks of weakness to a soul like mine ? 
Love, hope, pity, sorrow I resign, 
And all that fortune brings. 
In lonely strength I stand, 
Unmoved though earthquakes open at my feet; 
Though storms of malice on my bosom beat, 
I can their rage withstand. 
