. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 104 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. with suitable effect except 1))' one who has Dbtained impres- sions at Krst hand on the spot Ijy actual observation. A sti-iking example of this occurs where, perhaps, one might least expect it, in Coleridge's noble " H}-mn Ijefore Sunrise," wherein the peculiar characteristics of Alpine vegetation are made to contribute to the sublime force of the argument. The poet had in mind the gentian more particularly j but it matters not what flowers were in his thoughts «-hen he wrote thus :—
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 104 FAMILIAR GARDEN FLOWERS. with suitable effect except 1))' one who has Dbtained impres- sions at Krst hand on the spot Ijy actual observation. A sti-iking example of this occurs where, perhaps, one might least expect it, in Coleridge's noble " H}-mn Ijefore Sunrise," wherein the peculiar characteristics of Alpine vegetation are made to contribute to the sublime force of the argument. The poet had in mind the gentian more particularly j but it matters not what flowers were in his thoughts «-hen he wrote thus :— "Yc ice-falls, ye that from the mountain's l)row Ailown enormous slope amain— "WHio hade the sun Clothe you with rainbows 'i Who \\-ith living flowers Of loveliest blue spread garlands at your feet r God ! let the torrents, like a shout of nations, Answer! and let the ice-plains echo, God'. God ! sing-, ye meadow-streams, witli gladsome voice ! Ye pine-groves, with j'our soft and soul-like sounds! And they too have a voice, yon piles of snow, And in their periloiis faU shall thunder, God! Y'e living flowers that skirt the eternal frost, Y''e wild goats sporting round the eagle's nest, Y^e eagles, playmates of the mciuntain .storm, Y^e lightnings, the dread arrows of the clouds, Ye signs and wonders of the elements, TJttei"forth, God! and fill the hills «ith praise,". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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