...and as bitter as gall, A curse to mankind, and a blot on the BALL." 1782. 1782. THE WILD HONEY SUCKLE Fair flower that dost so comely grow, Hid in this...branches greet: No roving foot shall crush thee here, 5 By Nature's self in white arrayed, She bade thee shun the vulgar eye, And planted here the guardian...

...century. It may be seen — and, in addition, a genuine love of nature — in The Wild HoneySuckle: " Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this silent, dull retreat, Untouched thy honeyed blossoms blow, Unseen thy little branches greet ; No roving foot shall find thee here, No busy...

...stanzas as these, for instance, are refreshing after the dreary versifying of the colonial period : Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this...little branches greet: No roving foot shall crush thoa here, No busy hand provoke a tear. From morning suns and evening dews At first thy little being...

...pointed spear, And Reason's self shall bow the knee To' shadows and delusions here. THE WILD HONEYSUCKLE Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this...white arrayed, She bade thee shun the vulgar eye, And planted here the guardian shade, And sent soft waters murmuring by ; Thus quietly thy summer goes,...

...and On a Honey Bee Drinking from a Glass of Wine, both of which are given below. THE WILD HONEYSUCKLE Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this...white arrayed, She bade thee shun the vulgar eye, And planted here the guardian shade, And sent soft waters murmuring by; Thus quietly thy summer goes,...

...thrown, We trust they find a happier land, A brighter sunshine of their own. The Wild Honey Suckle Fkir flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this silent,...honied blossoms blow. Unseen thy little branches greet : S No roTing foot shall crush thee here, No busy hand pro-roke a tear. By Nature's self in white arrayed....

...Paul Dombey's place, and tell in writing what you would be likely to do and say. THE WILD HONEYSUCKLE Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this...shall crush thee here, No busy hand provoke a tear. From morning suns and evening dews At first thy little being came : If nothing once, you nothing lose,...

...sinners sad) 'twixt good and bad, 'twixt Heirs of woe and bliss. PHILIP FRENEAU THE WILD HONEYSUCKLE FAIR flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this...branches greet : No roving foot shall crush thee here, 5 No busy hand provoke a tear. By Nature's self in white arrayed, She bade thee shun the vulgar eye,...

...the Spring, And summer dances on her tomb! Freeman's Journal, April 11, 17C7. THE WILD HONEY SUCKLE Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this...white arrayed, She bade thee shun the vulgar eye, THE INDIAN BURYING GROUND In spite of all the learned have said, I still my old opinion keep; The posture,...

...on awhile. And say what they think in a handsomer stile. In "Poems," 1786. ' THE WILD HONEY SUCKLE Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this...tear. By Nature's self in white arrayed, She bade thec shun the vulgar eye, And planted here the guardian shade, And sent soft waters murmuring by; I0...