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...the o nged i , hours by the opening and closing, at regular intervals, of the flowers arranged in it" TWAS a lovely thought to mark the hours, As they floated in light away, By the opening of the folding flowers That laugh to the summer's day. Thus had each moment its own rich hue And its...

...marked the hours by the opening and closing, at regular intervals, of the flowers arranged in it." 'TwAS a lovely thought to mark the hours, As they floated in light away, By the opening of the folding flowers That laugh to the summer's day. Thus had each moment its own rich hue And its...

...the hours by the opening and closing, at regular intervals, of the flowers arranged in it." TWAS n lovely thought to mark the hours, As they floated in light away, By the opening of the folding flowers That laugh lo the summer's day. Thus had each moment its own rich has, And its...

...— But the noblest thing which perished there Was that young faithful heart ! THE DIAL OF FLOWERS.* 'TwAs a lovely thought to mark the hours, As they...each moment its own rich hue, And its graceful cup and bell, In whose coloured vase might sleep the dew, Like a pearl in an ocean-shell. To such sweet...

...di«. 06 PLOWKRS. THE DIAL OP FLOWERS.s JIRs. НЕМАЯs. TWAS a lovely thought to murk the hoars As they floated in light away, By the opening and the folding flowers That langh to the summer's da>. Thus had each moment its own rich hue, And us graceful cop or hell, In whuse...

...unheeded rise ; The rose has but a summer-reign, The daisy never dies. THE DIAL OF FLOWERS.* MES. HEVANS. TWAS a lovely thought to mark the hours As they floated in light away, Sy the opening and the folding flowers That laugh to the summer's day. Thus had each moment its own...

...mimic art the march of time ;" «nd thus elegantly alluded to by FeKcia Hemam in her DIAL OF FLOWERS. " Twas a lovely thought to mark the hours, As they floated in light away, By the opening and th« folding flowers, That laugh to the summer's day. Thus had each moment its own rich hue And its...

...elegantly alluded to by Felicia Ilemans in her DIAL OF FLOWERS. " 'Twas a lovely thought tu ni.uk tlie hours, As they floated in light away, By the opening and the folding ilowcrs, That laugh to the summer's day. Thus had each moment ¡U own rich hue And its graceful cup...

...their work at noon. Linnaeus formed from such flowers, an Horologium Florae, or botanical clock. " 'Twas a lovely thought to mark the hours, As they...coloured vase might sleep the dew, Like a pearl in an ocean shell. " To such sweet signs might the time have flow'd In a golden current on, Ere from the...