


yea = 
FLOBRA’S ALBUM. 

Petunia. 
« A beautiful procumbent plant, blossoming through 
the season.” 
} THOU ART LESS PROUD THAN 
THEY DEEM THEE. 
They deem thee proud, but do not know 
The soul that dwells within thee: 
They would not bend the neck so low 
As thou, e’en could they win thee. 
T is pride that dwells within their hearts 5 
And thine the polished mirror, 
Reflecting back their proudest parts, 
Yet blind to their own error — 
They deem thee proud, and say that thou 
Should’st bow and be more humble ; 
They call thee back to bend. and bow 
At faults o’er which they stumble. 
T ve known thee long, and know full well 
The soul that dwells within thee ; 
And to those who deem thee proud, can tell, 
That pride was never in thee. 
Joun S. ADAMS. 








































