. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. INTRODUCTORY PREFACE. asserted that the Chinese possess an alphabet made up of figures of plants and roots. The rocks of Egypt are marked with representations of vegetables foreign ta that country, which tell us of the conquests achieved by its ancient in- habitants. The Language of Flowers is indeed as old as the hills; yet it never can become old, for every Spring reproduces its characters anew. We have a succession, year by year, of those emblems which, sufficiently distinct in the expre
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. INTRODUCTORY PREFACE. asserted that the Chinese possess an alphabet made up of figures of plants and roots. The rocks of Egypt are marked with representations of vegetables foreign ta that country, which tell us of the conquests achieved by its ancient in- habitants. The Language of Flowers is indeed as old as the hills; yet it never can become old, for every Spring reproduces its characters anew. We have a succession, year by year, of those emblems which, sufficiently distinct in the expression of our thoughts and feelings, are still characterised by a degree of ambiguity, which renders them singularly well suited to our use, at that particular period of life when our thoughts and our feelings are more commonly marked by changeableness and uncertainty; when the word uttered one moment is often regretted the next; when the polite atten- tion which an admiring and impulsive youth pays to an at- tractive fair one, in the excitement of a pleasure party, is not unfrequently productive to him of regret and self-reproach; when a tender-hearted girl, having apparently encouraged the attentions of an intelligent but fortuneless youth, is annoyed at the recollection of her weakness. The innocent and pure sensations which induce that mutual regard between the opposite sexes in their youthfulness,. are indeed well expressed by flowers. The mischievous little god, who is supposed to amuse himself by inflicting painful wounds on the youthful heart, is ever represented with wings, as. 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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