StNicholas [serial] . A HEADING. BY DOROTHY WOODS, AGE 14. (SILVER BADGE.) that St. Patrick drove all reptiles out of Ireland probablystarted from the belief that no serpent can touch the sham-rock. Toads, spearheads, bees, and lilies have variously beenstated as the symbols of France, although the fleur-de-lyshas been traced back as far as the Emperor Adrian, abouta century after Christ. At that time, a lady with a flower ^^QfcMka L@a<5 T^L<g. MAY FLOWERS BY LOUISA PHARO (AGE IO) {Silver Badge) The flowers lift up their heads in May All covered with the dew,And every posy seems to be An
StNicholas [serial] . A HEADING. BY DOROTHY WOODS, AGE 14. (SILVER BADGE.) that St. Patrick drove all reptiles out of Ireland probablystarted from the belief that no serpent can touch the sham-rock. Toads, spearheads, bees, and lilies have variously beenstated as the symbols of France, although the fleur-de-lyshas been traced back as far as the Emperor Adrian, abouta century after Christ. At that time, a lady with a flower ^^QfcMka L@a<5 T^L<g. MAY FLOWERS BY LOUISA PHARO (AGE IO) {Silver Badge) The flowers lift up their heads in May All covered with the dew,And every posy seems to be An image pure and true. The violets and the daisiesAre nodding in the breeze, While the dark green ferns and mossesGrow neath the rustling trees. The buttercups and cowslipsGrow in the pasture sweet, Where the cows lie in the cloverAnd eat, and eat, and eat. The roses in their garden, And the pansies in their pots, Are only just a couple ofThe lots, and lots, and lots. There are tens of thousands of them,Of flowers, fresh and sweet, You can find them in the country,They are always at your feet. A HEADING. BY MARGARET ARMSTRONG, AGE 16. (SILVER BADGE.) OMITTED IN MARCH (either an iris, gladiolus, or lily) was the symbol of Leo III presented Charlemagne with a blue bannerscattered over with fleur-de-lys. The ignorant people be-lieved this to come from heaven, and an Englishman as-serts that an angel gave it to Charlemagne. Toads were A
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