SELECT POETRY: Tobacco 27 Snuff 28 Thou art a Charm for Winter 30 All Nations Honour Thee 31 Walton and Cotton 34 On a Pipe of Tobacco 36 My Last Cigar 37 A Review of the Laws and Regulations concerning Tobacco 38 The Importance of Smoking and Snuff-taking, exemplified in a Grave Dissertation, dedicated to the Youth of the Rising Generation 48 The Medical Qualities of Tobacco 81 Botanical History and Culture of the Tobacco Plant 91 ORIGINAL POETRY. New Words to an Old Tune 102 Ode on Tobacco 104 Stanzas to a Lady 105 The Last Quid 106 Anecdotes 108 Divans 117 Mems. for Smokers 123 INVOCATION TO TOBACCO. Weed of the strange pow'r, Weed of the earth, Killer of dullness-- Parent of mirth; Come in the sad hour, Come in the gay, Appear in the night, Or in the day: Still thou art welcome As June's blooming rose, Joy of the palate, Delight of the nose. Weed of the green field, Weed of the wild, Foster'd in freedom,-- America's child; Come in Virginia, Come in Havannah, Friend of the universe, Sweeter than manna: Still thou art welcome, Rich, fragrant, and ripe. Pride of the tube-case, Delight of the pipe. Weed of the savage, Weed of each pole, Comforting,--soothing,-- Philosophy's soul; Come in the snuff-box, Come in cigar, In Strasburg and King's, Come from afar: Still thou art welcome, The purest, the best, Joy of earth's millions, For ever carest! NICOTIANA. THE HISTORY OF THE IMPORTATION OF THE TOBACCO PLANT INTO EUROPE, AND THE ORIGIN OF SMOKING IN ENGLAND.