. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE PIMPERNEL. Ma muse en sa faveur de myrte s'est parde : J'ai voulu cdldbrer I'amant de Cythdrde, Adonis, dont la vie eut des termes si courts, Qui fut pleurd des Ris, qui fut plaint des ; All the readers of ancient mythology know that the beautiful youth Adonis was killed by a wild boar. It was for his sake that Venus left the pleasures of Cythera ; and she shed bitter tears on account of his sad fate. Her tears were not in vain. The earth received them with the blood of Adon
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE PIMPERNEL. Ma muse en sa faveur de myrte s'est parde : J'ai voulu cdldbrer I'amant de Cythdrde, Adonis, dont la vie eut des termes si courts, Qui fut pleurd des Ris, qui fut plaint des ; All the readers of ancient mythology know that the beautiful youth Adonis was killed by a wild boar. It was for his sake that Venus left the pleasures of Cythera ; and she shed bitter tears on account of his sad fate. Her tears were not in vain. The earth received them with the blood of Adonis, and forthwith brought forth a small plant that decked itself with flowers which resembled drops of blood. Venus found Adonis dead, and while she was wailing and weeping, Shakspeare says, " By this, the boy that hy her side lay killed Was melted like a vapour from her sight. And in his blood, that on the ground lay spilled, A purple flower sprung up, chequered with white, Resembling well his pale cheeks, and the blood Which in round drops upon their whiteness ; Lustrous and transient flowers, too faithful emblems of life, you were dedicated by Beauty herself to Sorrowful Remem- brances ! THE PIMPERNEL {Anagallis arwwi-w).—ASSIGNATION. The name Anagallis is said by some to be derived from avdyetv, to draw back, because the most common kind was found useful in drawing arrow-heads from wounds ; by others 156. 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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