. 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. "^5 f CttttUfft SfttlBtt. Natural Order: CompositesâAster Family. ^NE of the most common of vegetables, Lettuce is also among the first to appear on the table in spring, when man as well as beast hungers for the green things of the field. Of the many kinds, each puts forward some especial claim to our attention, from the loo
. 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. "^5 f CttttUfft SfttlBtt. Natural Order: CompositesâAster Family. ^NE of the most common of vegetables, Lettuce is also among the first to appear on the table in spring, when man as well as beast hungers for the green things of the field. Of the many kinds, each puts forward some especial claim to our attention, from the loose, curled leaves of the one, to the close, compact heads of the other; but crisp and tender they must be, to form the appetizing salads of which they are the chief ingredient. They are of very ancient cultivation, as they are mentioned by several Latin authors, and the selling of lettuce formed the occupation of people in those days as now in our own. Lettuce dealers were called Lactu- carius, though they probably sold other vegetables. After the season 'is over, the plants are allowed to go to seed. The stalk is about two feet high, filled with a milky juice; and the flowers are a pale yellow, numerous, but rather small in HAVE not from your eyes that gentleness And show of love, as I was wont to have. âShaliespeare, â yrOUR coldness I heed not, your frown I defy; â *â Your affection I need not â the time has gone by. When a blush or a smile on that cheek could beguile My soul from its safety, with witchery's smile. âMrs. Osgood. TTIS heart was all on honor bent. He could not stoop to love; No lady in the land had power His frozen heart to move. âAnmiymoiis. A TOT the basilisk More deadly to the sight, than is to me The cool, ingenious eye of frozen kindness. âGay. "XrOUR breast is heaped like mountain snows, Your cheek is like a blushing rose. Your eyes are black as ripened sloes, Like diamonds do they glitter. I do not flatter like a fool â The diamond
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