Flowers and heraldry; or, Floral emblems and heraldic figures |
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admiration adorn agrimony amaryllis ANON Aquilegia vulgaris argent Azure base corner base point beautiful bee orchis bend sinister blazoned blazonry bloom blue borne bower bright Campanula pyramidalis Canton Centaurea moschata charged charms cheerful chevron chief corner coat of arms colour couped Crest cross daisy delight described dexter base dexter chief diagonal lines doth emblazoned emblem emblematic England engrailed Ermine escutcheon fair favourite feelings fess field floral flower proper gardens gold green Guillim gules heart Hence hepatica heraldic Heraldry honourable hues humility jasmine lily lines drawn Lobelia cardinalis lozenge Marcus Valerius Corvus Mascle metal mind Motto Murrey native o'er ordinary pale pendent petals placed plant PLATE pretty pride purple Purpure regard represented rich ROLL OF ARMS rose Rustre sable saltire sentiment shield side sinister base sprig stem sweet thou tincture tion vair Vert vulgaris wavy whence wild yellow
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Page 98 - Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills...
Page 114 - No, there is a necessity in Fate, Why still the brave bold man is fortunate; He keeps his object ever full in sight, And that assurance holds him firm and right, True, 'tis a narrow way that leads to bliss, \ But right before there is no precipice; J Fear makes men look aside, and so their footing miss.
Page 115 - Crosse he bore, The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, And dead, as living, ever him ador'd : Upon his shield the like was also scor'd, For soveraine hope which in his helpe he had.
Page 144 - On foreign mountains may the sun refine The grape's soft juice, and mellow it to wine; With citron groves adorn a distant soil, And the fat olive swell with floods of oil : We envy not the warmer clime, that lies...
Page 220 - With woodbine, many a perfume breathed From plants that wake when others sleep, From timid jasmine buds, that keep Their odour to themselves all day, But, when the sunlight dies away, Let the delicious secret out To every breeze that roams about...
Page 79 - E'en in the noisome weed. See, ere we pass Alcanor's threshold, to the curious eye A little monitor presents her page Of choice instruction, with her snowy bells, The lily of the vale. She nor affects The public walk, nor gaze of mid-day sun : She to no state or dignity aspires, But silent and alone puts on her suit, And sheds her lasting perfume, but for which We had not known there was a thing so sweet Hid in the gloomy shade.
Page 221 - think and do always such things as be rightful," and that He may unite us all in that brotherly charity which is " the very bond of peace and of all virtues.
Page 206 - THERE is a jewel which no Indian mines Can buy, no chymic art can counterfeit; It makes men rich in greatest poverty; Makes water wine, turns wooden cups to gold, The homely whistle to sweet music's strain: Seldom it comes, to few from heaven sent, That much in little, all in naught, — content.
Page 98 - He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him : but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
Page 129 - OH ! ask not, hope thou not too much Of sympathy below ; Few are the hearts whence one same touch Bids the sweet fountains flow : Few — and by still conflicting powers Forbidden here to meet — Such ties would make this life of ours Too fair for aught so fleet.