. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. THE ACACIA {Robinia Pseudacacid).—Platonic Love. " It is a gentle and affectionate thought That, in immeasurable heights above us, At our first birth the wreath of love was woven. With sparkling stars for ;—Coleridge. " Love, the last best gift of heaven ; Love, gentle, holy, ;—Keble. That holy and pure affection, of which a flowering of the Acacia is emblematical, has surely a heavenly original. Beauty attracts ; but if u
. The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ... Flower language. THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. THE ACACIA {Robinia Pseudacacid).—Platonic Love. " It is a gentle and affectionate thought That, in immeasurable heights above us, At our first birth the wreath of love was woven. With sparkling stars for ;—Coleridge. " Love, the last best gift of heaven ; Love, gentle, holy, ;—Keble. That holy and pure affection, of which a flowering of the Acacia is emblematical, has surely a heavenly original. Beauty attracts ; but if unaccompanied by those endowments of mind and heart which are truly worthy of esteem, it fails to exercise a lasting power over any who are seeking for them, and who possess the discernment which marks their absence ; on the other hand, where genuineness of character exists, where amiability, considerateness, and purity of heart and mind are found,—though the casket which contains them may be of the plainest, and repulsive rather than attractive,—the influence of. 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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