...green aisles, or, stretch M upon the sod, Awed by the silence, reverently ponder The ways of God. — Your voiceless lips, O flowers! are living preachers...to my fancy numerous teachers From loneliest nook. Floral Apostles ! that in dewy splendour ' Weep without love, and blush without a crime,' Oh, may I...

...stretched upon the sod, Awed by the silence, reverently ponder The ways of God. Your vowless lips, oh Flowers, are living preachers, Each cup a pulpit, every leaf a book, Supplying to my fancy numerous wonders From loneliest nook. Floral apostles ! that in dewy splendour Weep without woe, and blush without...

...the green aisles, or stretched upon the sod, Awed by the silence, reverently ponder The ways of God, Your voiceless lips, O flowers ! are living preachers,...to my fancy numerous teachers From loneliest nook. Here I, O God ! in churchless lands remaining, Far from all voice of teachers and divines, Fail not...

...The ways of God — Your voiceless lips. O flowers, are living preachers, Each cup a pulpit, and each leaf a book, Supplying to my fancy, numerous teachers From loneliest nook. Floral apostles! that in dewy splendor "Weep without woe, and blush without a crime," O may I deeply...

...melancholy image of the decay and imbecility of old age ! In the beautiful language of an English poet,— ' Your voiceless lips, O flowers, are living preachers,...numerous teachers, From loneliest nook. 'Neath cloistered toughs each floral bell that sw ingeth. And tolls its perfume on the passing air, Makes Sabbath in...

...ways of God: Your voiceless tips, oh flowers ! яго living preacher«, Euch cup a pulpit, and each leaf a book, Supplying to my fancy numerous teachers, From loneliest nook! Floral ano*t)rsl that in dewy splendor. Weep without ein, and blush without a crinie. Oh may I deeply...

...green aisles, or stretched upon the sod, Awed by the silence, reverently ponder The ways of God.— Your voiceless lips, O flowers ! are living preachers,...to my fancy numerous teachers From loneliest nook. Floral apostles ! that, in dewy splendour, " Weep without wo, and blush without a crime," Oh ! may...

...temple tesselate, What numerous emblems of instructive duty Your forms create ! Your voiceless lips, О Flowers ! are living preachers, Each cup a pulpit,...to my fancy numerous teachers From loneliest nook. Floral Apostles ! that, in dewy splendour, " Weep without woe, and blush without a erime," Oh' may...

...PREACHING OF FLOWERS. Your voiceless lips, O flowers, arc living preachers, Each cup a pulpiti—every leaf a book, Supplying to my fancy numerous teachers, From loneliest nook. 'Ncatli cloistered boughs each floral bell that swingeth, And tolls its perfume on the passing air,...

...green aisles, or stretched upon the sod, Awed by the silence, reverently ponder The ways of God ;— Your voiceless lips, O flowers ! are living preachers,...to my fancy numerous teachers From loneliest nook. Floral apostles ! that in dewy splendour, " Weep without woe, and blush without a crime," Oh '. may...