. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. CELER Y-LEA VED CRO WFO 0 T. by vagabond mendicants, to produce ulcers in the legs, that indiscriminate almsgivers may commiserate, and give them money. Clare thus alludes to its ungrateful qualities,â " I wander out and rhyme; What hour the dewy morning's infancy Hangs on each blade of grass and every tree, And sprents the red thighs of the humble bee. Who 'gins betimes unwearied minstrelsy; Who breakfasts, dines, and most divinely sups With every flower save golden butter-cups,â On w
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. CELER Y-LEA VED CRO WFO 0 T. by vagabond mendicants, to produce ulcers in the legs, that indiscriminate almsgivers may commiserate, and give them money. Clare thus alludes to its ungrateful qualities,â " I wander out and rhyme; What hour the dewy morning's infancy Hangs on each blade of grass and every tree, And sprents the red thighs of the humble bee. Who 'gins betimes unwearied minstrelsy; Who breakfasts, dines, and most divinely sups With every flower save golden butter-cups,â On whose proud bosoms he wiU never go. But passes by with scarcely 'How do ye do?' Since in their showy, shining, gaudy cells. Haply the summer's honey never ; Ranunculus sceleratus may be turned into the English words, the detestable Crowfoot; and since nothing is more common, and nothing more professedly detestable, than In- gratitude, it is a most fit emblem of that fault in human nature, a fault hateful in all, but still more hateful and heinous in a child. Shakspeare puts the following words into the mouth of King Lear,â " Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend. More hideous when thou showest thee in a child Than the sea-monster!" because of the loving care and unlimited self-denial which parents exercise in promoting the happiness and future welfare of their offspring; even so we are told that the pernicious properties of this plant become intensified, by the culture and carefulness which the gardener may bestow upon it. 6s F ^^^. â. 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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