. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE CHERRY. in our dining-room; and therefore we can fully enter into the spirit of Barry Cornwall (by which mm de plume he is best known), in his address to the wild Cherry-tree :— " Oh,—there never was yet so fair a thing, By racing river or bubbhng spring,— Nothing that ever so gaily grew Up from the ground when the skies were blue, Nothing so brave—nothing so free. As thou—my wild, wild Cherry-tree! Jove! how it danced in the gusty breeze! Jove ! how it frolicked amongst the trees
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE CHERRY. in our dining-room; and therefore we can fully enter into the spirit of Barry Cornwall (by which mm de plume he is best known), in his address to the wild Cherry-tree :— " Oh,—there never was yet so fair a thing, By racing river or bubbhng spring,— Nothing that ever so gaily grew Up from the ground when the skies were blue, Nothing so brave—nothing so free. As thou—my wild, wild Cherry-tree! Jove! how it danced in the gusty breeze! Jove ! how it frolicked amongst the trees ! Dashing the pride of the poplar down. Stripping the thorn of his hoary crown! Oak or ash—what matter to theef 'Twas the same to my wild, wild Cherry-tree! Never at rest, like one that's young, Abroad to the winds its arms it flung, Shaking its bright and crownfed head. Whilst I stole up for its berries red— Beautiful berries! beautiful tree! Hurrah! for the wild, wild Cherry-tree! Back I fly to the days gone by, And I see thy branches against the sky, I see in the grass thy blossoms shed, I see (nay, I taste) thy berries red. And I shout—like the tempest loud and free,— Hurrah! for the wild, wild Cherry-tree !" Cherry blossoms may be prettier on the cultivated tree, on account of the roseate tinge upon the petals. Both trees are, when blooming, very pleasing, but when the season for gathering fruit arrives there is a vast difference. Then 48. 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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