CALUMNY. 
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CALM REPOSE. 
EUCKBEAN. 
By that lake whose silvery waters reflect 
the cloudless sky, do you see those clusters 
of flowers, white as the drifted snow 1 The 
underside of those beautiful flowers is lightly 
tinged with a rosy hue ; and a tuft of fila¬ 
ments, of great delicacy and of dazzling 
whiteness, springs from each alabaster cup. 
Language will not convey a just idea of the 
elegance of this plant; but if once seen wav¬ 
ing gently over the water’s brink, whose 
transparency and freshness it seems to in¬ 
crease, it will never be forgotten. The flowers 
of the buckbean never open in stormy wea¬ 
ther, but bloom only in calm and sunshine ; 
and the calm which it enjoys seems to be 
imparted to every object around it. 
CALUMNY. 
MADDER. 
A red or scarlet dye is procured from 
madder, and is of very common use amongst 
dyers. When sheep have browsed on this 
plant, their teeth appear stained, as it had 
been in the blood of some victim. The vile 
calumniator often takes advantage of dubious 
