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Page 94.  Line 6.
"And glossy adder's-tongue."

Asplenium scolopendrium.

Line 10.
"The reed-bird whispers."

Motacilla salicaria. The Reed Sparrow, or Willow Wren. A bird that in a low and sweet note imitates several others, and sings all night.

"And the Halcyon hides."

Alcedo hispida.—The Kingsfisher, or Halcyon, one of the most beautiful of English birds.

Line 14.
"The Water-lily lends," &c.

Nymphæa alba.