Beyond a mortal man impassion’d far At these voluptuous accents, he arose, Ethereal, flush’d, and like a throbbing star, Seen ’mid the sapphire heaven’s deep repose, Into her dream he melted, as the rose Blendeth its odour with the violet,-- Solution sweet: meantime the frost-wind blows Like Love’s alarum pattering the sharp sleet Against the window-panes. * * * * * “Hark! ’tis an elfin-storm from faery land, “Of haggard seeming, but a boon indeed: “Arise--arise! the morning is at hand;-- “Let us away, my love, with happy speed.--” * * * * * And they are gone: ay, ages long ago These lovers fled away into the storm. * * * * * FLORAL DIRECTORY. _St. Fabian_ Large Dead Nettle. _Larnium garganicum._ [Illustration] ~Aquarius,~ OR, THE WATER BEARER. The sun enters Aquarius on this day, though he does not enter it in the visible zodiac until the 18th of February. Ganymede, who succeeded Hebe as cup-bearer to Jove, is fabled to have been changed into Aquarius. Canobus of the Egyptian zodiac, who was the Neptune of the Egyptians, with a water-vase and measure, evidently prefigured this constellation. They worshipped him as the God of many breasts, from whence he replenished the Nile with fertilizing streams. Aquarius contains one hundred and eight stars, the two chief of which are about fifteen degrees in height: His head, his shoulders, and his lucid breast, Glisten with stars; and when his urn inclines, Rivers of light brighten the watery track. _Eudosia._ ~January 21.~ _St. Agnes._ _St Fructuosus, &c._ _St. Vimin, or Vivian._ _St. Publius._ _St. Epiphanius._ _St. Agnes._