FOR CHILDREN. 3

See, the lark is soaring high
In the blue and sunny sky ;
And the gnats are on the wing
Wheeling round in airy ring.

See the yellow catkins' cover

All the slender willows over;

And on banks of mossy green
Star-like primroses are seen ;

And, their? clustering leaves below,
White and purple violets blow.

’ Hark! the new-born lambs are bleating,
And the cawing rooks are meeting
In the elms—a noisy crowd !
All the birds are singing loud ;
And the first white butterfly
In the sunshine dances by.

Look around thee—look around !
Flowers in all the fields abound;
Every running stream is bright;
All the orchard trees are white,
And each small and waving shoot
Promises sweet flowers and fruit.

Turn thine eyes to earth and heaven!
God for thee the Spring has given,

» Catkins—blossoms—a botanical term, denoting the im-
perfect species of flower peculiar to the willow, hazel, and »
few other trees.

* Their, &c.—that is, below the leaves of the violcts mene
tioned in the next line.