...the author draws a moral even from the flower. ' Thou blossom, bright with autumn dew, And coloured with the heaven's own blue, That openest when the...violets lean, O'er wandering brooks and springs unseen, O'er columbines in purple drest, Nod o'er the ground-bird's hidden nest. ' Thou waitest late and com'st...

...Fringed Gentian, will be always read with interest : ' Then blossom, bright with autumn dew, And coloured with the heaven's own blue ; That openest when the quiet light Succeeds the keen and frosty night ; Thoa comest not when violets lean 0 er wandering brooks and springs unseen, Or columbines, in purple...

...perpetual silence, — a prayer of gratitude to Him who hath caused you to differ from her. LESSON 32. To the Fringed Gentian. Thou blossom, bright with...and springs unseen, Or columbines, in purple drest, Thou waitest late, and com'st alone, When woods are bare and birds are flown, And frost and shortening...

...will the final dwelling be Of Thought and all its memories then, My love for thee, and thine for me? THE FRINGED GENTIAN. THOU blossom bright with autumn...brooks and springs unseen, Or columbines, in purple dressed, Nod o'er the ground-bird's hidden nest. Thou waitest late and com'st alone, When woods are...

...best, That freshest will awake, and sweetest go to rest ? /. Gf. C. Brainard. To THE FRINGED GENTIAN. That openest when the quiet light Succeeds the keen...unseen, Or columbines, in purple drest, Nod o'er the ground-bird's hidden nest. Thou waitest late, and com'st alone, When woods are bare and birds are flown,...

...communion with nature, are the exquisite lines " To the Fringed Gentian," which we quote entire. " Thou blossom bright with autumn dew, And colored with...unseen, Or columbines, in purple drest, Nod o'er the ground-bird's hidden nest. Thou waitest late, and com'st alone, When woods are bare and birds are flown,...

...shall leave the ground. TO THE FRINGED GENTIAN. THOU blossom, bright with autumn dew, And coloured with the heaven's own blue, That openest when the...violets lean, O'er wandering brooks and springs unseen, O'er columbines, in purple drest, Nod o'er the ground-bird's hidden nest. Thou waitest late, and com'st...

...leave the ground. BRYANT. TO THE FRINGED GENTIAN. \ THOU bloHom, bright with autumn dew, And eoloured with the heaven's own blue, That openest when the quiet light Succeeds the keen and fro-ty night. Thou eomest not when violets lean, O'er wandering brooks and springs unKen, O'er eolumbine*,...

...from the flower. " Thou blossom, bright with autumn dew And coloured wilh the heaven's own blue, Thut openest when the quiet light Succeeds the keen and...unseen, Or columbines, in purple drest, Nod o'er the ground-bird's hidden nest. " Thou waitcst late and com'st alone, When woods are bare and birds are...

...the gentian, now to be found abundantly : — " Thou blossom, bright with Autumn dew, And colour'd with the Heaven's own blue, That openest when the...quiet light Succeeds the keen and frosty night : Thou contest not when the violets lean O'er wandering brooks and springs unseen ; When columbines, in purple...