...admired by Edgar Poe, whose ear for music in poetry was very true. TO THE DANDELION JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL Dear common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing...uphold, High-hearted buccaneers, o'erjoyed that they 5 An Eldorado in the grass have found, Which not the rich earth's ample round May match in wealth,...

...frank, unquestioning pleasure in outdoor life ; he rejoiced in the bobolink and the dandelion : — " Dear common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing...with harmless gold, First pledge of blithesome May." With the same simple, childlike pleasure, coupled with an artist's expression, he describes the roistering...

...difficult to conceive of a better idealization of a common subject than the first three lines of this poem, "Dear, common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing the dusty road with harmless gold that it is not easy to tell which is his favorite. Is it the dandelion? He is partial to all field...

...of Sir Launfal," "A Fable for Critics," "The Biglow Papers," and other works in prose and poetry. i. Dear common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing...round May match in wealth — thou art more dear to me 158 2. Gold such as thine ne'er drew the Spanish prow Through the primeval hush of Indian seas, Nor...

...beseech: supplicate: implore. COMPOSITION 2.—After making an outline as before, describe the Dandelion. Dear common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing...Which not the rich earth's ample round May match in wealth—thou art more dear to me Than all the prouder summer blooms may be. —James Russell Lowell....

...and hopeful eyes, Glowing with new-born energies, How great a thing it is to BE ! TO THE DANDELION DEAR common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing...uphold, High-hearted buccaneers, o'erjoyed that they An Eldorado0 in the grass have found, Which not the rich earth's ample round May match in wealth, —...

...hopeful eyes, Glowing with new-born energies, How great a thing it is to BE ! TO THE DANDELION DEAE common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing...uphold, High-hearted buccaneers, o'erjoyed that they An Eldorado0 in the grass have found, Which not the rich earth's ample round May match in wealth, —...

...where calmness is, and by it My heart is floated down into the laud of quiet. 30 TO THE DANDELION. DEAR common flower, that grow'st beside the way, Fringing...and, full of pride uphold, High-hearted buccaneers, o'er joyed that they An Eldorado in the grass have found, Which not the rich earth's ample round May...

...it was with the eye of love that Lowell looked upon the world." — FH Underwood. ILLUSTRATIONS. " Dear common flower, that grow'st beside the way, . Fringing the dusty road with harmless gold, Thou art my tropics and mine Italy ; To look at thee unlocks a warmer clime ; The eyes thou givest...

...places. Flowering Season — Every month in the year. Distribution — Around the civilized world. " Dear common flower that grow'st beside the way, Fringing the dusty road with harmless gold. • • •••••• Cold such as thine ne'er drew the Spanish prow Through the primeval hush...