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might have been,?ah, me Thrice sager than I e'er shall be. For what
says Time ? Alas he only shows the truth Of all that I was told in
youth. Barry Cornwall. Crocus.. ..Youth. The Crocus is one of the
earliest of the spring flowers, and, therefore, a fit emblem of the
spring of life. It is a small flower, of variegated hues; the
principal being purple, yellow, and white. The Crocus Vernus, or
Spring Crocus, is a wild flower now in various parts of England,
though not considered to be really a native of the country. We
learn from the favourite writers, Mr. and Mrs. Howitt, that they
are plentiful about Nottingham, ''gleaming at a distance like a
perfect flood of lilac, and tempting very many little hearts, and
many graver ones too, to go out and gather." Oh many a glorious
flower there grows In far and richer lands; But high in my
affection e'er The beautiful Crocus stands. I love their faces,
when by one And two they're looking out; I love them when the
spreading field Is purple all about. I loved them in the by-gone
years Of childhood's thoughtless laughter, When I marvelled why the
flowers came first, And the leaves the season after. I loved them
then, I love them now? The gentle and the bright; I love them for
the thoughts they bring Of spring's returning light; When,
first-born of the waking earth, Their kindred gay appear, And, with
the Snowdrop, usher in The hope-invested year. Louisa A. Tuoamley.
Tou're glad Because your little tiny nose, Turns up so pert and
funny ; Because I know you choose your beaux More for their mirth
than money; Because your eyes are deep and blue,? Your fingers long
and rosy; Because a little maid like you Would make one's home so
cozy; Because, I think, (I'm just so wea...
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