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C. T. Harding. CMCORWAYS THE ROSE of AFFECTION FOR YOUNG FOLKS . TREATING OF FLOWERS , TREES ,. England's budding favorite flower , By Fairies nursed in Fancy's bower . " THE LILY , THE VIOLET , AND THE ROSE .
C. T. Harding. CMCORWAYS THE ROSE of AFFECTION FOR YOUNG FOLKS . TREATING OF FLOWERS , TREES ,. England's budding favorite flower , By Fairies nursed in Fancy's bower . " THE LILY , THE VIOLET , AND THE ROSE .
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... Lily , the Violet , and the Rose . Retaliation ; or , the Answer of the Rose to the Violet and the Lily The Snake and the Nightingales 14 • 17 The Cowslip and the Daisy 21 The Silkworm 23 The Bees , the Wasp , and the Ants 25 The Owl ...
... Lily , the Violet , and the Rose . Retaliation ; or , the Answer of the Rose to the Violet and the Lily The Snake and the Nightingales 14 • 17 The Cowslip and the Daisy 21 The Silkworm 23 The Bees , the Wasp , and the Ants 25 The Owl ...
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... Lily grew ; Each gave its fragrance to the gale , And sweetly scented o'er the vale . Between them a dispute arose About the virtues of the. THE LILY , THE VIOLET , AND THE ROSE . THE COWSLIP AND THE DAISY . 12 THE LILY , THE VIOLET , ...
... Lily grew ; Each gave its fragrance to the gale , And sweetly scented o'er the vale . Between them a dispute arose About the virtues of the. THE LILY , THE VIOLET , AND THE ROSE . THE COWSLIP AND THE DAISY . 12 THE LILY , THE VIOLET , ...
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... Lily cried , " Its beauty cannot be denied ; But then it wears a thorn beside , Which all the world may plainly see Does not belong to you or me ; And then , for perfume , -if , forsooth , Mortals would only tell the truth , — We are ...
... Lily cried , " Its beauty cannot be denied ; But then it wears a thorn beside , Which all the world may plainly see Does not belong to you or me ; And then , for perfume , -if , forsooth , Mortals would only tell the truth , — We are ...
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... LILY AND THE VIOLET . “ WELL met , my little spiteful dears ! Returning , are ye ? —and in tears ! — I know you have to Flora been , Traducing me , of flowers the queen ! A Tulip gay ( this morn a bride ) , 14 RETALIATION .
... LILY AND THE VIOLET . “ WELL met , my little spiteful dears ! Returning , are ye ? —and in tears ! — I know you have to Flora been , Traducing me , of flowers the queen ! A Tulip gay ( this morn a bride ) , 14 RETALIATION .
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Affection's Rose Allegory Ants bird blest bold BOND-STREET born to regal C. T. HARDING Catina caus'd CHAPMAN AND ELCOATE CLIFFORD-STREET COWSLIP cried Daisy dear Grassy doom'd e'en e'er earth England's budding Envious Roses ev'ry exclaim'd faithless fav'rite flew Flora flow'rets flower Forget-me-not frolic GRASSHOPPER AND ROSETTA happy Hawes heart HONEST TRAY hopp'd humble joy of fate Kite LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS LAZY BRUIN Lily Macfarren Magpie MARCHAND DE BOUQUETS Miss Maria moons have pass'd mortals Mousy MOUSYLINA THE WILD Myrtle Bower natal day ne'er nigh numbers nursed in Fancy's o'er Parrot pow'r pray prey Princess Royal prithee race Reed replied roam Royal Highness seek seiz'd sheep Shepherd Boy SILKWORM silly SNAKE Song soon speech spleen sportive strife sweet thee thing tree TURTLE DOVES Twas Twelve waning moons Twill vale Violet Wasp wing Wisdom's yonder YOUNG FOLKS Young Leaf younglings
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Page 60 - A PRETTY blue-eyed laughing flower Grew wildly near a myrtle bower, Where many roses graced the spot, Who envied the — Forget-me-not. " Ah, simple flower !" the roses cried, " You boast a power to us denied; You speak the language of the heart, Whilst fragrance only we impart.
Page 3 - Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. AND MANY OF THE NOBILITY, CLERGY, GENTRY, &C.