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render research fruitless, by being continually 
found in various analogous forms, which again 
resume their previous appearance. They are 
generally found in the alleys of gardens, and 
in moist pasture; and sometimes, after a wet 
and rainy night, the earth in the thickets of 
the Tuileries has been observed to be entirely 
covered. A few hours after sunrise they en¬ 
tirely disappear. In short, we know nothing 
certain about this singular plant; it is a se¬ 
cret of nature which resists our most perse¬ 
vering inquiries. 
RETURN OF HAPPINESS. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY. 
Sweet flower o’ the valley, wi’ blossoms of snow, 
And green leaves that turn the cauld blast frae 
their stems; 
Bright emblem o’ innocence, thy beauties I lo e, 
Aboon the king’s coronet circled wi’ gems ! 
There’s no'tinsel about thee, to make thee mair 
bright, 
Sweet lily! thy loveliness a is thme am, 
And thy bonny bells, danglin’ sae pure and sae light, 
Proclaim thee the fairest o’ Flora’s bright train. 
This lowly plant loves the shelter of the 
hollow valleys, the shade of oaks, or the cool 
banks of streams. 
