THE FLOWER VASE. 
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BAY LEAF. 
Laurtjs. Class 9. — Order 1. 
The Greek fable relates that Daphne was transformed 
into the Bay tree, and that Apollo, her lover, crowned his 
head with the leaves. 
I change but in dying. 
Though fate ordains that we must part, 
And each fond tie doth sever, 
Yet still thou reignest in my heart, 
To be dethroned never! 
Thy resting-place it still shall be, 
Should grief or care assail thee; 
And when thy summer-friends all flee, 
This refuge ne’er shall fail thee. 
Thy memory, fondly there enshrined, 
The dews of thought shall nourish; 
And from the dross of earth refined, 
The plant of love shall flourish. 
C. A I'illbbeown. 
