
—— pacers 
THE POETRY OF FLOW &RS. 157 
And it tnose children of the insensate earth 
Go down in peace to a prolific grave,— 
If Mature raises in continuous birth 
The plant whose present grace she will ret 
save,— 
So some deep-grounded root or visible seed, 
When these heart-blossoms fade, may sitill 
remain, 
In a new season of thy being, decreed 
To rise to light and loveliness again. 
THE FRAGRANT AIR-FLOWER. 
BY T. K. HERVEY. 
Men say there is a gentle flower 
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That, born beneath an eastern sky 
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Without the gift of sun or shower, 
Gives out its precious sigh. 
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That—with affection—sweetly dwells 
Beneath the Indian’s stately doom, 
Or freely throws its fragraut spells 
Around his lowiy home,— 
Fed only by that sacred air 
That, as a spirit, hovers there 
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