Mrs. Hemans.


Pansies! Pansies! How I love you, pansies!

Jaunty-faced, laughing-lipped, and dewy-eyed with glee.

Whitcomb Riley.


The flower beds all were liberal of delight;

Roses in heaps were there, both red and white,

Lilies angelical, and gorgeous glooms

Of wall-flowers, and blue hyacinths, and blooms,