Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: APPLE BLOSSOMS. 'T'HE soft wind whispered secrets to the apple tree, Caressed her in his arms and would not let her go Until the rosy blossoms came triumphantly To tell the one sweet message that he wished to know. A timid maiden with her lover lingered there In silence, clasping hands amid the leaves that fell. Till one bold blossom drifting down the perfumed air Just touched her rounded cheek, and bade the blushes tell. A ROSE LYRIC. Tp OSE in the garden-close, Why, when the light wind blows. Why do you bend your head ? Why do your cheeks grow red ? Rose, my sweet,—rose at my feet, Tell me! What does the soft gale say Whispering low all day,— Kissing your lips a-bloom, Answering back perfume ? Rose, my sweet,—rose at my feet, Tell me ! MADRIGALS AND CATCHES. Tell me that I may woo Her as the wind wooes you ; What are the words that start Blushes from your sweet heart ? Rose, my sweet,—rose at my feet, Tell me! Rose, of all roses, queen, Budding at seventeen, Place the flower near your lip, Then if the secret slip, Rose, my Sweet,—Rose, at your feet, Tell me ! " PANSIES FOR THOUGHTS." 1 "OR you these tiny flowers are cut,— These slender-stemmed, rich purple pansies; A thousand thoughts and tender fancies Within their little hearts are shut. Sweet memories of happy hours We spent together,—dear romances,— Like love in one of Cupid's glances, Hide in the fragrance of these flowers. NOBILITY. r 1 ""HE sturdy wind that fills the ship's white sail And turns the mighty mill-wheel when it blowr Once breathed the love-song of the nightingale, And wafted him the perfume of the rose. Let him who seeks a god-like man to find Think of the wind, and seek its counterpart: The tempest's strength... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.