...shelter of southern hedges. The snowdrop (galanthus nivalis) seems on the point of blowing. Like pendant flakes of vegetating snow, The early herald of the infant year, Ere yet th' advent'rous crocus dares to blow Beneath the orchard boughs, thy buds appear. While still the cold...

...Flora's breath, by some transforming power, Had changed an icicle into a flower." MBS. BARBAULD. " Like pendent flakes of vegetating snow, The early...to blow Beneath the orchard boughs thy buds appear. " While still the cold north-east ungenial lowers, And scarce the hazle in the leafless copse Or sallows...

...when few others visit us : we look upon it as a friend in adversity ; sure to come when most needed." 0 / / ^ / o.chard-b-raghf, thy buds appear. While still the cold north-east ungeniil lowers, And scarce the hazel...

...as a friend in adversity ; sure to come when most needed." Like pendent flakes of vegetating suow, - 2 o.chard-bwghs, thy buds appear. While still the cold north-east ungeuial lowers, And scarce the hazel...

...as a friend in adversity ; sure to come when most needed." Like pendent flakes of vegetating scow. The early herald of the infant year, Ere yet the adventurous crocus dare* to blow, Beneath the o.chard-hiughs, thy buds appear. While still the cold north-east ungenial...

...plaintive, are the lines of Mrs. Charlotte Smith, on this pale flower, which her pen thus pictures : — Like pendent flakes of vegetating snow, The early herald of the infant year, Ere yet th' adventurous Crocus dares to blow, Beneath the orchard boughs thy buds appear. While still the cold...

...when few others visit us : we look upon it as a friend in adversity ; sure to come when most needed." like pendent flakes of vegetating snow, The early...the adventurous crocus dares to blow, Beneath the o. chard -Ion;, •!-.:-, thy buds appear. While still the culd north-east ungenial lowers, And scarce...

...less pretty are the lines of another female writer, Mrs. Charlotte Smith, who describes the flower. Like pendent flakes of vegetating snow, The early...blow, Beneath the orchard boughs thy buds appear. While still the cold north-east ungenial lowers, •And scarce the hazle in the leafless copse Or sallows...

...fevers spreading would become very small indeed.—The Physician. THE WINTER SNOW-DROP. LIKE pendant flakes of vegetating snow, The early herald of the...blow, Beneath the orchard boughs thy buds appear. While still the cold north-east ungenial lowers, And scarce the hazel in the leafless copse Or sallows...

...when few others visit us : we look upon it as a friend in adversity ; sure to come when most needed." Like pendent flakes of vegetating snow, The early herald of the infant year, Kre yet the adventurous crocus dares to blow, Beneath the o.chard-biughj, thy. buds appear. While still...