Birds and flowers, or, Lays and lyrics of rural life (1873)
Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888, Giacomelli, Hector, 1822-1904 · London ; New York : T. Nelson and Sons · leaf 109
a flower, enfolds a tree ; And hence all these have grown. Look round ! the sunshine and the air.The water-brooks that smoothly glide ; The mother Earth that keeps and warms; Soft-falling dews, careering storms,—Have nourishment supplied. O gracious handiworks of God ! And thus is clothed the… … The blue-bell and the orchis red.The boughs of wilding overhead,The cistus from the hill. Go, bring me sprays of yellow broom,-Its flowers are wondrous fair to see ! Go, bring the budding grass and reed ; The opening flower of every weedShall be a joy to thee! WILD FLOWERS. For, looking on a little…
