Great Snapdragon. _Antirrhinum purpureum._
Dedicated to _St. John Gualbert_.
~July 13.~
_St. Eugenius_, Bp. A. D. 505. _St. Anacletus_, Pope, A. D. 107. _St.
Turiaf_, Bp. A. D. 749.
How soothing is a calm stroll on a summer’s evening after sun-set, while
the breeze of health is floating gently over the verdure, the moon
ascending, and the evening star glistening like a diamond.
Diana’s bright crescent, like a silver bow,
New strung in Heaven, lifts high its beamy horns
Impatient for the night, and seems to push
Her brother down the sky; fair Venus shines
Ev’n in the eye of day; with sweetest beam,
Propitious shines, and shakes a trembling flood
Of softened radiance from her dewy locks.
The shadows spread apace; while meek-ey’d eve,
Her cheeks yet warm with blushes, slow retires
Thro’ the Hesperian garden of the west,
And shuts the gates of day.
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