. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE DOG ROSE. delicious perfume. When the first of its kind meets our eye, we are ready to exclaim with Mrs. Howitt,— " Welcome, oh ! welcome once again, Thou dearest of all the laughing flowers, That open their odorous bosoms when The summer birds are in their bowers. There is none that I love, sweet gem, like thee, So mildly through the green leaves stealing; For I seem as thy delicate flush I see, In the dewy haunts of my youth to be; And a gladsome youthful feeling Springs to my he
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE DOG ROSE. delicious perfume. When the first of its kind meets our eye, we are ready to exclaim with Mrs. Howitt,— " Welcome, oh ! welcome once again, Thou dearest of all the laughing flowers, That open their odorous bosoms when The summer birds are in their bowers. There is none that I love, sweet gem, like thee, So mildly through the green leaves stealing; For I seem as thy delicate flush I see, In the dewy haunts of my youth to be; And a gladsome youthful feeling Springs to my heart, that not all the glare Of the blossoming East could awaken there;" And at these times, when we think of, and look round upon, many of the beauties of Flora's kingdom, we are disposed to agree with her in preferring this flower, and say,— " —more than aU, the sweet wild-rose. Starring each bush in lanes and glades, Smiles in each lovelier tint that glows On the cheeks of England's peerless ; It is a most fitting emblem of Simplicity, since it displays its charms, now of the faintest blush, anon of richer roseate hues, for the enjoyment and gratification of all, not confining its treasures to the enrichment of a select 80. 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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