Voiceless teachers [lessons from flowers].Swan Sonnenschein & Company, 1885 - 150 páginas |
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Página 49
... wreaths of brides and bridesmaids instead of orange blossoms ; wreaths are also made for laying on coffins as the old poet tells in these lines— " And so we ring a change upon these bells And now of death , and now of love it tells ...
... wreaths of brides and bridesmaids instead of orange blossoms ; wreaths are also made for laying on coffins as the old poet tells in these lines— " And so we ring a change upon these bells And now of death , and now of love it tells ...
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... wreaths , " O , Jesu , hear and spare ! " The stately Lilies droop their heads , For He hath passed them o'er , Yet still the little flower weeps on , As she hath done before ! * Cant . iv . 15 . Spare me , and let me bloom for Thee ...
... wreaths , " O , Jesu , hear and spare ! " The stately Lilies droop their heads , For He hath passed them o'er , Yet still the little flower weeps on , As she hath done before ! * Cant . iv . 15 . Spare me , and let me bloom for Thee ...
Página 89
... they will have moisture : new sorts are raised from seed . It is a very usual thing to make wreaths of Violets to place on coffins when we take the mortal remains of our loved ones to their last earthly resting - place THE VIOLET . 89.
... they will have moisture : new sorts are raised from seed . It is a very usual thing to make wreaths of Violets to place on coffins when we take the mortal remains of our loved ones to their last earthly resting - place THE VIOLET . 89.
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... wreath on the ground it lay More meet for a burial than bridal day— And when a year has passed away All pale on her bier the young maid lay , —— And the glow - worm came With its silvery flame , And sparkled and shone Through the night ...
... wreath on the ground it lay More meet for a burial than bridal day— And when a year has passed away All pale on her bier the young maid lay , —— And the glow - worm came With its silvery flame , And sparkled and shone Through the night ...
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... wreath . " The lover with Myrtle sprays Adorns his crispéd tresses . " The name Myrtle was taken from Myrsine , a beautiful maid of whom ancient poets have a legend that she was transformed into this shrub . It is said to be unlucky for ...
... wreath . " The lover with Myrtle sprays Adorns his crispéd tresses . " The name Myrtle was taken from Myrsine , a beautiful maid of whom ancient poets have a legend that she was transformed into this shrub . It is said to be unlucky for ...
Términos y frases comunes
adorn Asters beautiful blessed Blessed Virgin Mary bloom blossoms bright bulb called calyx carpels Celandine cheerful family Christ Christian Chrysanthemums Church colour Columbine comes cottage Cowslip Crocus crown cultivation Daisy delicate delight drooping emblem England faith Favourite Field Flowers Figwort Floral Forget-me-not fragrant Fuchsia garden gather gentle Geraniums give golden grace grave green grows wild heart Holy Honeysuckle honour hope Hyacinth Jasmine Jasmine tree Jesus John's Wort leaves lesson Lewisham Lily little flower live look Lord Mignonette Myrtle Narcissus native Naught's heard therein o'er odours ornaments pain Passion Flower patience perfume petals plant pleasure poet Poppy popular names pretty flower Primrose purity purple remember rich root Rose saffron scent seed Snow-drop Song of Solomon sorrow speak spring stem sweet sweetest teach thee Thou tree Tyas unto variety Violets Wall-flower walls winds wood word wreaths young
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Página 101 - Fair daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon; As yet the early-rising sun Has not attained his noon. Stay, stay, Until the hasting day Has run But to the even-song; And, having prayed together, we Will go with you along.
Página 101 - You haste away so soon; As yet the early-rising Sun Has not attain'd his noon. Stay, stay Until the hasting day Has run But to the even-song; And, having pray'd together, we Will go with you along. We have short time to stay, as you, We have as short a Spring ; As quick a growth to meet decay As you, or any thing.
Página 11 - I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 2. As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
Página 38 - THERE is a flower, a little flower, With silver crest and golden eye, That welcomes every changing hour, And weathers every sky. The prouder beauties of the field In gay but quick succession shine, Race after race their honours yield, They flourish and decline. But this small flower, to Nature dear, While moons and stars their courses run, Wreathes the whole circle of the year, Companion of the Sun. It smiles upon the lap of...
Página 19 - Say, with richer crimson glows The kingly mantle than the rose : Say, have kings more wholesome fare Than we poor citizens of air ? Barns nor hoarded grain have we, Yet we carol merrily.
Página 110 - Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life : But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil...
Página 38 - O'er lawns the lily sheds perfume, The violet in the vale; But this bold floweret climbs the hill, Hides in the forest, haunts the glen, Plays on the margin of the rill, Peeps round the fox's den.
Página 66 - A SENSITIVE PLANT in a garden grew, And the young winds fed it with silver dew. And it opened its fan-like leaves to the light, And closed them beneath the kisses of night.
Página 120 - And the glow-worm came, With its silvery flame, And sparkled and shone Through the night of St John ; And soon has the young maid her love-knot tied. With noiseless tread, To her chamber she sped, Where the spectral moon her white beams shed : — "Bloom here, bloom here, thou plant of power, To deck the young bride in her bridal hour...
Página 11 - As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.