. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ^IgSSUnt inftlittltium. Natural Order: Cruciferce—Mustard Family. ^ONG the ancients the Alyssums were supposed to possess some charmed property, which had power to control and subdue violent and ungovernable paroxysms of temper, and keep the disposition mild and passive. Its name is derived £j from the Greek «, not, and lussa, ra
. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ^IgSSUnt inftlittltium. Natural Order: Cruciferce—Mustard Family. ^ONG the ancients the Alyssums were supposed to possess some charmed property, which had power to control and subdue violent and ungovernable paroxysms of temper, and keep the disposition mild and passive. Its name is derived £j from the Greek «, not, and lussa, rage. It is a perennial of ff^^easy culture, and gladdens the garden from June to October with its fine leaves, delicate white flowers and sweet perfume. The R'ock (Saxatile) Alyssum is a native of Candia, and has yellow blos- soms in close corymbous QAID I she was not beautiful? Her eyes upon your sight ^-^ Broke with the lambent purity of planetary light, And as intellectual beauty, like a light within a vase, Touch'd every line with glory of her animated face. —Willis. 'T^ELL me not that he 's a poor man. That his dress is coarse and bare; Tell me not his daily pittance Is a workman's scanty fare; Tell me not his birth is humble. That his parentage is low; Is he honest in his actions? This is all I want to know. —'Joseph Comer. TTERE only merit constant pay receives; Is blest in what it takes, and what it gives. —Popt. /^H, how much more doth beauty beauteous seem. By that sweet ornament which truth doth give! The rose looks fair, but fairer we it deem For that sweet odor which doth in it live. —Shakespeare. 'TJ'AR better in its place the lowliest bird Should sing aright to Him the lowliest song. Than that a seraph strayed, should take the word And sing his glory wrong. —-yean Ingelow. Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold. —Shakespeare. /^OOD actions crown themselves with lasting bays; Who well deserves needs not another's praise. —Heath. TT is
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