. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE DAISY. "—of all the floures in the mede Than love I most these floures white and rede, Soch that men callen Daisies in our town, To hem I have so great affection, As I sayd erst, whan comen is the Maie, That in my bedde there daweth me no daie. That I n'am up and walking in the mede To see this floure ayenst the Sunne sprede; Whan it up riseth early by the morrow, That blissful sight softeneth all my ; and, as when, ere rosy-fingered morn tinged the eastern sky, he rose
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE DAISY. "—of all the floures in the mede Than love I most these floures white and rede, Soch that men callen Daisies in our town, To hem I have so great affection, As I sayd erst, whan comen is the Maie, That in my bedde there daweth me no daie. That I n'am up and walking in the mede To see this floure ayenst the Sunne sprede; Whan it up riseth early by the morrow, That blissful sight softeneth all my ; and, as when, ere rosy-fingered morn tinged the eastern sky, he rose, so " As soon as ever the Sunne ginneth west To seen this floure, how it will go to rest. For feare of night, so hateth the darknesse, Here chere is plainly spred in the brightness Of the Sunne, for there it will unclose. Shelley is reminded, by its ever-blooming, of the (to us) never-setting constellation, commonly known as Charles's- Wain:— " Daisies, those pearled Arcturi of the earth, The constellated flower that never ; Again, our poets commonly regard the Daisy as Nature's Favourite; thus Wordsworth,— " now my own delights I make,— My thirst at every rill can slake, And gladly Nature's love partake Of the sweet Daisy!" Again he addresses it,— 72. 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 Tyas, Robert, 1811-1879. London, New York, G. Routledge and sons
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