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Jasmine, Carolina Separation.
Jasmine, Indian I attach myself to you.
Jasmine, Spanish Sensuality.
Jasmine, Yellow Grace and elegance.
Jonquil I desire a return of affection.
Judas Tree Unbelief. Betrayal.
Juniper Succour. Protection.
Justicia The perfection of female loveliness.
[Illustration]
Kennedia Mental Beauty.
King-cups Desire of Riches.
[Illustration]
[Illustration]
[Illustration]
Laburnum Forsaken. Pensive Beauty.
Lady's Slipper Capricious Beauty. Win me and wear me.
Lagerstræmia, Indian Eloquence.
Lantana Rigour.
Larch Audacity. Boldness.
Larkspur Lightness. Levity.
Larkspur, Pink Fickleness.
Larkspur, Purple Haughtiness.
Laurel Glory.
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use your time,
And while ye may, go marry;
For having lost but once your prime,
You may for ever tarry.
Robert Herrick. SONG OF MAY MORNING. Now the bright morning-star, day's harbinger,
Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her
The flowery May, who from her green lap throws
The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose.
Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire
Mirth, and youth, and warm desire;
Woods and groves are of thy dressing,
Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing.
Thus we salute thee with our early song,
And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Milton. Among the myrtles as I walk'd,
Love and my Sight thus intertalk'd:
Tell me, said I, in deep distress,
Where I may find my Shepherdess?
βThou Fool, said Love, know'st thou not this?
In everything that's sweet she is.
In yon'd Carnation go and seek,
There thou shalt find her lips and cheek;
In that enamell'd Pansy by,
There thou shalt have her curious eye;
In bloom of Peach and Rose's bud
There waves the streamer of her blood.
β'Tis true, said I; and thereupon
I went to pluck them one by one,
To make of parts an uniΓ³n;
But on a sudden all were gone.
At which I stopp'd; said Love, these be
The true resemblance of Thee;
For as these Flowers, thy joys must die;
And in the turning of an eye;
And all thy hopes of her must wither,
Like those short sweets here knit together.
Robert Herrick. FRAGMENT, IN WITHERSPOON'S COLLECTION OF SCOTCH SONGS. Tuneβ"Hughie Graham" "O gin my love were yon red rose,
"That grows upon the castle wa';
"And I mysel' a drap o' dew,
"Into her bonnie breast to fa'!
"Oh, there beyond expression blest,
"I'd feast on beauty a' the night;
"Seal'd on her silk-waft faulds to rest,
"Till fley'd awa by PhΕbus' light."
O were my love yon lilac fair,
Wi' purple blossoms to the spring;
And I, a bird to shelter there,
When wearied on my little wing;
How I wad mourn, when it was torn
By autumn wild, and winter rude!
But I wad sing on wanton wing,
When youthfu' May its bloom renew'd.[*]
[*] These stanzas were added by Burns. THE DAISY. Of all the floures in the mede
Than love I most these floures white and rede
Soch that men callen Daisies in our town,
To hem I have so great affection,
As I sayd erst, when comen is the Maie.
That in my bedde there daweth me no daie,
That I n'am up and walking in the mede
To see this floure ayenst the Sunne sprede;
Whan it up riseth early by the morrow,
That blissful sight softeneth all my sorrow.
Chaucer. ILLUSTRATIONS. Page A Acacia Friendship. 7 B Bladder Nut Tree Frivolity. Amusement. 9 C Cowslip, American Divine beauty. You are my divinity. 11 D Dead Leaves Sadness. 15 E Enchanter's Nightshade Witchcraft. Sorcery. 16 F Fig Marigold Idleness. 17 G Grape, Wild Charity. 19 H Hyacinth Sport. Game. Play. 21 I Indian Jasmine (IpomΕa) Attachment. 23 J Jacob's Ladder Come down. 24 K Kennedia Mental beauty. 25 L Larkspur, Purple Naughtiness. 26 M Moss Maternal love. 28 N Nettle Tree Concert. 30 O Osmunda Dreams. 31 P Periwinkle, Blue Early friendship. 32 Q Queen's Rocket You are the Queen of Coquettes. Fashion. 35 R Rose Love. 36 S Southernwood Jest. Bantering. 38 T Thrift Sympathy. 40 V Veronica Fidelity. 42 W Wood Sorrel Joy. Maternal tenderness. 43 X Xeranthemum Cheerfulness under adversity. 45 Y Yew Sorrow. 46 Z Zephyr Flower Expectation. 47
And while ye may, go marry;
For having lost but once your prime,
You may for ever tarry.
Robert Herrick. SONG OF MAY MORNING. Now the bright morning-star, day's harbinger,
Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her
The flowery May, who from her green lap throws
The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose.
Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire
Mirth, and youth, and warm desire;
Woods and groves are of thy dressing,
Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing.
Thus we salute thee with our early song,
And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Milton. Among the myrtles as I walk'd,
Love and my Sight thus intertalk'd:
Tell me, said I, in deep distress,
Where I may find my Shepherdess?
βThou Fool, said Love, know'st thou not this?
In everything that's sweet she is.
In yon'd Carnation go and seek,
There thou shalt find her lips and cheek;
In that enamell'd Pansy by,
There thou shalt have her curious eye;
In bloom of Peach and Rose's bud
There waves the streamer of her blood.
β'Tis true, said I; and thereupon
I went to pluck them one by one,
To make of parts an uniΓ³n;
But on a sudden all were gone.
At which I stopp'd; said Love, these be
The true resemblance of Thee;
For as these Flowers, thy joys must die;
And in the turning of an eye;
And all thy hopes of her must wither,
Like those short sweets here knit together.
Robert Herrick. FRAGMENT, IN WITHERSPOON'S COLLECTION OF SCOTCH SONGS. Tuneβ"Hughie Graham" "O gin my love were yon red rose,
"That grows upon the castle wa';
"And I mysel' a drap o' dew,
"Into her bonnie breast to fa'!
"Oh, there beyond expression blest,
"I'd feast on beauty a' the night;
"Seal'd on her silk-waft faulds to rest,
"Till fley'd awa by PhΕbus' light."
O were my love yon lilac fair,
Wi' purple blossoms to the spring;
And I, a bird to shelter there,
When wearied on my little wing;
How I wad mourn, when it was torn
By autumn wild, and winter rude!
But I wad sing on wanton wing,
When youthfu' May its bloom renew'd.[*]
[*] These stanzas were added by Burns. THE DAISY. Of all the floures in the mede
Than love I most these floures white and rede
Soch that men callen Daisies in our town,
To hem I have so great affection,
As I sayd erst, when comen is the Maie.
That in my bedde there daweth me no daie,
That I n'am up and walking in the mede
To see this floure ayenst the Sunne sprede;
Whan it up riseth early by the morrow,
That blissful sight softeneth all my sorrow.
Chaucer. ILLUSTRATIONS. Page A Acacia Friendship. 7 B Bladder Nut Tree Frivolity. Amusement. 9 C Cowslip, American Divine beauty. You are my divinity. 11 D Dead Leaves Sadness. 15 E Enchanter's Nightshade Witchcraft. Sorcery. 16 F Fig Marigold Idleness. 17 G Grape, Wild Charity. 19 H Hyacinth Sport. Game. Play. 21 I Indian Jasmine (IpomΕa) Attachment. 23 J Jacob's Ladder Come down. 24 K Kennedia Mental beauty. 25 L Larkspur, Purple Naughtiness. 26 M Moss Maternal love. 28 N Nettle Tree Concert. 30 O Osmunda Dreams. 31 P Periwinkle, Blue Early friendship. 32 Q Queen's Rocket You are the Queen of Coquettes. Fashion. 35 R Rose Love. 36 S Southernwood Jest. Bantering. 38 T Thrift Sympathy. 40 V Veronica Fidelity. 42 W Wood Sorrel Joy. Maternal tenderness. 43 X Xeranthemum Cheerfulness under adversity. 45 Y Yew Sorrow. 46 Z Zephyr Flower Expectation. 47
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