Floral EmblemsSaunders and Otley, 1825 - 352 pages |
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agreeable allusion Amaranth ancients Arachne bear beauty bell berries bestow blem bloom blossoms bower branch bright Buxus called Catullus caused cedar celebrated Charlotte Smith charms cheers colour Columella Conduit St corymb Cowper crown dedicated to St delight DITTANY Dryden Egyptians emblematical escutcheon fair fleurs Floral Emblems floral language foliage folly fragrant frequently fruit garden garland grace green hand Harpocrates head heart hence the emblem herb hieroglyphics hope innocent J'ai jour juice L'immortelle language of flowers leaf leaves lovers Milton modest month myrtle nature Numa Pompilius o'er Odin odour officinalis Ovid painted parterre passion Peacham petals plant pleasure poets Pope present pride Published by Saunders purity purple represented rich rose Saunders & Otley says Shakspeare shrub signifies soul succory sweet symbolical thee things Thompson thorns thou tree violets Virgil virtue weeds whilst winter wreath yellow youth