. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. WORMWOOD. a national emblem, Moore has written of it, "Where'er they pass, a triple grass Shoots up, with dew-drops streaming, As softly green, as emerald seen Through purest crystal gleaming. O the Shamrock, the green, immortal Shamrock ! Chosen Leaf of Bard and Chief, Old Erin's native Shamrock !" WORMWOOD {Artemisia Absinthium).—ABSENCE. La Fontaine has said that Absence is the greatest of evils. Absinthe, or Wormwood, is the most bitter of plants. Its name comes from the Greek
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. WORMWOOD. a national emblem, Moore has written of it, "Where'er they pass, a triple grass Shoots up, with dew-drops streaming, As softly green, as emerald seen Through purest crystal gleaming. O the Shamrock, the green, immortal Shamrock ! Chosen Leaf of Bard and Chief, Old Erin's native Shamrock !" WORMWOOD {Artemisia Absinthium).—ABSENCE. La Fontaine has said that Absence is the greatest of evils. Absinthe, or Wormwood, is the most bitter of plants. Its name comes from the Greeks, and means without sweetness. Spenser makes a maiden thus bemoan the absence of her lover: " So I alone, now left disconsolate, Mourn to myself the absence of my love. And wandering here and there all desolate, Seek with my plaints to match the mournful ; A WREATH OF ROSES.—The Reward of Virtue. We are told that S. Medard, Bishop of Noyon, who was born at Salency, of an illustrious family, offered the most touching prize that kindness eVer gave to virtue. This was a simple wreath of Roses; but to obtain this, the candidates must be humble-minded, very modest, and very prudent. The Bishop's sister received the prize from his own hands 532. 214. 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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