The Language of Flowers: The Floral Offering: a Token of Affection and Esteem, Comprising the Language and Poetry of Flowers |
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... emblem of Hope . The Snowdrop , winter's timid child , Awakes to life bedewed with tears , And flings around its fragrance mild ; And , where no rival flowerets bloom , Amidst the bare and chilling gloom A beauteous gem appears . All ...
... emblem of Hope . The Snowdrop , winter's timid child , Awakes to life bedewed with tears , And flings around its fragrance mild ; And , where no rival flowerets bloom , Amidst the bare and chilling gloom A beauteous gem appears . All ...
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... whose looks of anxious love Thy every step pursue . Common - Place Book of Poetry . The Primrose , tenant of the glade , Emblem of virtue in the shade . John Mayne . Ask me why I send you here This firstling of 20 Primrose .
... whose looks of anxious love Thy every step pursue . Common - Place Book of Poetry . The Primrose , tenant of the glade , Emblem of virtue in the shade . John Mayne . Ask me why I send you here This firstling of 20 Primrose .
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... emblem of in- discretion , from flowering so early that frosts too often give a death - chill to the precocious germs of its fruit . In ancient times , the abundance of blossoms upon the Almond tree was considered to promise a fruitful ...
... emblem of in- discretion , from flowering so early that frosts too often give a death - chill to the precocious germs of its fruit . In ancient times , the abundance of blossoms upon the Almond tree was considered to promise a fruitful ...
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... emblem of the spring of life . It is a small flower , of variegated hues ; the principal being purple , yellow , and white . The Crocus Vernus , or Spring Crocus , is a wild flower now in various parts of England , though not considered ...
... emblem of the spring of life . It is a small flower , of variegated hues ; the principal being purple , yellow , and white . The Crocus Vernus , or Spring Crocus , is a wild flower now in various parts of England , though not considered ...
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... emblem could have been selected to represent the passion of love in its full flame . I think of thee , when soft and wide The evening spreads her robes of light , And , like a young and timid bride , Sits blushing in the arms of night ...
... emblem could have been selected to represent the passion of love in its full flame . I think of thee , when soft and wide The evening spreads her robes of light , And , like a young and timid bride , Sits blushing in the arms of night ...
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