. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ^RS" ^gasopus offictnalia. Natural Order: LahiatceâMint Family. 'URING the Jewish dispensation the Israelites used this plant their purifications (Exodus xii, 22). It is found in abun- "dance on the hills of Palestine near Jerusalem. It. is about 'two feet high, with a bushy stalk, an aromatic smell, and a pungent taste
. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ^RS" ^gasopus offictnalia. Natural Order: LahiatceâMint Family. 'URING the Jewish dispensation the Israelites used this plant their purifications (Exodus xii, 22). It is found in abun- "dance on the hills of Palestine near Jerusalem. It. is about 'two feet high, with a bushy stalk, an aromatic smell, and a pungent taste. The common species is a native of Europe. It â *is a handsome plant, having bright blue flowers and delicate leaves. It is usually cultivated for its medicinal properties. The name of this plant is derived from the Hebrew ezob, through the Greek DLEST are the pure! Would'st thou be blest? '-^ He'll cleanse thy spotted soul. Would'st thou find rest? Around thy toils and cares He'll breathe a calm, And to thy wounded spirit lay a balm: From fear draw love, and teach thee where to seek Lost strength and grandeur with the bowed and meek. /~^AST my heart's gold into the furnace flame, ^ And if it comes not thence refined and pure, I'll be a bankrupt to thy hope, and heaven Shall shut its gates on me. âMrs. Sigmtrney. âDana. QHE grew a sweet and sinless child, ^ In sun and shadow, calm and strife â A rainbow on the dark of life, From love's own radiant heaven down smiled. âMassey. T7ROM purity of thought all pleasure springs, r And from an humble spirit all our peace. âTmmg. TIKE bright metal on a sullen ground, â '-' My reformation, glittering o'er my fault. Shall show more goodly, and attract more eyes. Than that which hath no foil to set it off. â Shakespeare. TTIASH me with thy tears! draw nigh me, That their salt may purify me! Thou remit my sins, who knowest All the sinning, to the lowest. âFrom the Greek {trans, by E. B. Bro-winff). "XTET time serves
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