A botanical ladder for the young1845 |
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Page 46 - I receive not honour from men. 42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. 43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. 44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
Page 74 - What time the daisy decks the green, Thy certain voice we hear; Hast thou a star to guide thy path, Or mark the rolling year? Delightful visitant ! with thee I hail the time of flowers, And hear the sound of music sweet, From birds among the bowers.
Page 50 - That the wind severs from the broken wave; The lilac various in array, now white, Now sanguine, and her beauteous head now set With purple spikes pyramidal, as if Studious of ornament, yet unresolved Which hue she most approved, she chose them all...
Page 81 - Flower of the desert though thou art ! The deer that range the mountain free, The graceful doe, the stately hart, Their food and shelter seek from thee ; The bee thy earliest blossom greets, And draws from thee her choicest sweets.
Page 46 - The catechism says that the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever, which of course is applicable mainly to God as seen in his works.
Page 27 - There is a lesson in each flower, A story in each stream and bower ; On every herb on which you tread Are written words which, rightly read, Will lead you from earth's fragrant sod To hope, and holiness, and God.
Page 73 - ... exceed that of the scribes and pharisees, we shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Page 171 - Stamens and pistils separate in some flowers, united in others, either on the same plant, or on two or three distinct ones.
Page 174 - ... weather ! What are stormy showers ! Buttercups and Daisies, Are these human flowers ! He who gave them hardship And a life of care, Gave them likewise hardy strength, And patient hearts, to bear. Welcome, yellow Buttercups, Welcome, Daisies white, Ye are in my spirit Visioned, a delight ! Coming ere the spring-time Of sunny hours to tell — Speaking to our hearts of HIM Who doeth all things well.
Page 76 - The trees generally lose their leaves in the following succession :—walnut, mulberry, horse-chestnut, sycamore, lime, ash; then, after an interval, elm; then beech and oak; then apple and peach trees, sometimes not till the end of November; and lastly pollard oaks and young beeches, which retain their withered leaves till pushed off by their new ones in spring.