THE FLOWER VASE. 147 
WATER LILY. 
Nymph.®. Class 13.— Order 1. 
Flowers white, with yellow germ and anthers. Very 
splendid, and deliciously fragrant. 
Eloquence; 
It welleth up from brimming founts 
Deep hidden in the soul— 
And with a strong, resistless power 
Its chainless waters roll! 
It gushes out in words of fire — 
It scorches with its breath — 
And as the heart is pure or dark, 
Its words are life or death! 
In Justice’ great and outraged name, 
That giant voice doth crave 
Redress for earth’s down-trodden ones, 
And freedom for the slave! 
And it has softer, gentler tones, 
To soothe the broken heart— 
To bind its tender, bleeding wounds, 
And hope and peace impart. 
Miss C. A. Fillebrowit. 
