DECEITFUL CHARMS. 
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cient fable, this plant was called Cyanus, af¬ 
ter a youth of that name, whose attachment 
to corn-flowers was so strong, that he em¬ 
ployed his time chiefly in making garlands of 
them, seldom leaving the fields so long as his 
favourite flower was to be found, and always 
dressing himself in the fine blue colour of 
the flower he so much admired. Flora was 
his goddess; and, of all her gifts, this was 
the one he most admired. At last the 
youth was found dead in a corn-field, in the 
midst of a quantity of blue-bottles he had 
gathered. Soon after Flora transformed his 
body into this flower, in token of the vene¬ 
ration he had for her divinity. 
DECEITFUL CHARMS. 
THORN APPLE. 
Too often inflamed by luxury, an indolent 
beauty languishes all the day, and avoids the 
cheering light of the sun. At night arrayed 
in all her charms, she exhibits herself to her 
lovers. The glaring and uncertain light of 
candles, accomplice of her artifices, lends her 
a delusive brilliancy. She attracts and en¬ 
chants by her appearance, but her heart is 
insensible to love. Fly, imprudent youth ; 
fly at the approach of this enchantress ! N a- 
