...the dandelion, to find how much the artist can make out of so common a thing ? He speaks of it as " Fringing the dusty road with harmless gold, First...not the rich earth's ample round May match in wealth " Can you fathom the depth of that expression, " harmless gold " ? How abundant is this " harmless...

...May, Which children pluck, and, full of pride, ui hold, [they High-hearted buccaneers, o'erjoyed that An Eldorado in the grass have found, Which not the...more dear to me Than all the prouder summer-blooms maybe. Gold such as thine ne'er drew the Spanish prow Through the primeval hush of Indian seas, Nor...

...listless spirit stands, Erelong the Great Avenger takes the work from out his hands. TO THE DANDELION DEAR common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing...blithesome May, Which children pluck, and, full of pride nphold, High-hearted buccaneers, o'erjoyed that they An Eldorado in the grass have found, Which not...

...nourishment. For he came forth From Thine own bosom, and shall have no end. TO THE DANDELION. Dear common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing...— thou art more dear to me Than all the prouder summer blooms may be. Gold such as thine ne'er drew the Spanish prow Through the primeval hush of Indian...

...see." 9. Lowell was fond of the dandelion, which gives name to one of his finest poems : — " Dear common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing the dusty road with harmless gold." IO. Not unlike the musing organist, the poet has been letting his fingers wander as they list. But...

...DANDELION. DEAR, common flower, that growest beside the way, [gold, Fringing the dusty road with harmless First pledge of blithesome May, Which children pluck, and, full of pride, uphold, [they High-hearted buccaneers, o'erjoyed that An Eldorado in the grass have found, Which not the rich...

...that do often lie too deep for tears." — Wordswarui. DANDELION. "Dear common flower, that growest beside the way, £, Fringing the dusty road with harmless...First pledge of blithesome May, Which children pluck, aad, full of pride, uphold, High-hearted buccaneers, o'er joyed that they An Eldorado In the grass...

...looks within for truth may guess The presence of some wondrous heavenliness. TO THE DANDELION. i. DEAR common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing...dear to me Than all the prouder summer-blooms may be. n. Gold such as thine ne'er drew the Spanish prow Through the primeval hush of Indian seas, Nor wrinkled...

...settle. pSr' pen dI«' fl lar, a vertical line. tIle, cover. TO THE DANDELION. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. Dear common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing...uphold, High-hearted buccaneers, o'erjoyed that they An El Dorado in the grass have found, Which not the rich earth's ample round May match in wealth, thou...

...pSr' pfin dl«' tt lar, a vertical line. tile, cover. TO THE DANDELION. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. Dear common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing...uphold, High-hearted buccaneers, o'erjoyed that they An El Dorado in the grass have found, Which not the rich earth's ample round May match in wealth, thou...