. Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems . ks I see a whole troop of gallant damesattending with listening ears or longing to learn some new-found skill, as how they may play at Chop-Cherry whencherry-time is past. Wei, to give these Ladies some con-tent I wil unfould a scroul which I had long since as care-fully wrapped up as ever any of the Sybels did their fatalphrophiesies, wherein I will make them as cunning as my-selfe (having onely that I will reserve one strange venue tofoil a scholler withal if nee
. Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems . ks I see a whole troop of gallant damesattending with listening ears or longing to learn some new-found skill, as how they may play at Chop-Cherry whencherry-time is past. Wei, to give these Ladies some con-tent I wil unfould a scroul which I had long since as care-fully wrapped up as ever any of the Sybels did their fatalphrophiesies, wherein I will make them as cunning as my-selfe (having onely that I will reserve one strange venue tofoil a scholler withal if need be). The secret is one element be included in another so the one mayhave no access nor participate with the other. But thisperadventure is too Phylosophical for Women. Then re-ceive it Ladies with plain terms into your open Laps. For want of glasses with broad skirts (whereof notwith-standing I do think there are enough to be had if you canbe gracious with the Master of the Glass-house) cause newPewter vessels of large reception to be made of the fashionof bell Saltcellars with divers eyes or hooks hanging in the. CQ Rosa Solis, Rose Plate, and Rosee 307 midst at the which you must fasten the Cherries (or Roses)by the stalks and hang them in it so that one may nottouch the other. Let me conclude his rules. This glass thus hungwith Roses was to be set mouth downward into an-other vessel of water, thus one element was in-cluded in another ; and all this trouble was simplyto preserve flowers in freshness of hue, as a rareconceit for the winter season. The knight gaveanother recipe to preserve dried Roses. I give it atlength to show the minuteness of description, thepainful ways of our ancestors, as well as their loveof Roses : — If you would perform the same in Rose-leaves you must,in Rose-time, make choice of such Roses as are neither inbud nor full-blown (for these have the smoothest leaves ofall other) which you must especially cull and chuse fromthe rest. Then ta
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