Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . ust be, at least, a more romantic method of com-municating the feelings of the heart than our direct andmatter-of-fact way. On the ferias and other merry meetings of a similarnature, of which there are very many, the lover has excel-lent opportunities, of which he generally takes care toavail himself, of presenting his moza with a sprig ofthyme, to the Spanish name of which, tomillo, a certainmeaning is made to jingle in rhyme in the establishedphrase, a tus pies me humillo, the simpl
Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . ust be, at least, a more romantic method of com-municating the feelings of the heart than our direct andmatter-of-fact way. On the ferias and other merry meetings of a similarnature, of which there are very many, the lover has excel-lent opportunities, of which he generally takes care toavail himself, of presenting his moza with a sprig ofthyme, to the Spanish name of which, tomillo, a certainmeaning is made to jingle in rhyme in the establishedphrase, a tus pies me humillo, the simple interpretationof which is, I humble myself at your feet. If a piece ofrosemary, called by the people * romero,* is returned, it istaken as an unfavorable answer to the poor lovers suit,for romero, rhyming with mojadero, means in plainlanguage, You are a bore, sir. But if a flower with amore compassionate meaning is returned, the suit is con-sidered to have made a good commencement, and thegratified lover seeks such opportunities as he can find ofholdincr licrht chat with the fair one at her window as he.
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