“Sweet flower, thou tellest how hearts as pure and tender as thy leaf, as low and humble as thy stem, will surely know the joy that peace imparts.” KnowsHeartJoySweetFlowerPureLowsHumbleStemLeafsImpartSweet Flowers Book:The Columbian lyre: or, Specimens of transatlantic poetry Source: The Columbian lyre: or, Specimens of transatlantic poetry
“O rose! the sweetest blossom, Of spring the fairest flower, O rose! the joy of heaven. The god of love, with roses His yellow locks adorning, Dances with the hours and graces.” JoyHeavenHoursGraceFlowerSpringRoseYellowLocksSweetest Book:The Poetical Works of James Gates Percival: With a Biographical Sketch Source: The Poetical Works of James Gates Percival: With a Biographical Sketch
