For the waters and the wildwood,
In vain, in vain I yearn.
Charleston, February 26, 1841.
TO MRS. WILLIAM H——.
Written after receiving from her a beautiful bunch of flowers.
I do thank thee, lovely lady,
For these bright and fragrant flowers;
O! how sweetly such mementos
Lend their charms to lonely hours!
Here are roses, freshly blooming,