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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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... bower , Where Virtue and her train preside , To guard from harm a nation's pride- A Princess born to regal state ... bowers , Cull the sweetest , fairest flowers ! Bright and unfading let them be , To deck the brow of infancy . Shield ...
... bower , Where Virtue and her train preside , To guard from harm a nation's pride- A Princess born to regal state ... bowers , Cull the sweetest , fairest flowers ! Bright and unfading let them be , To deck the brow of infancy . Shield ...
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... bowers , " Young Violet , with looks so blue , And you , Miss Whiteface , who are you , That dare my sov'reign will oppose ? Did I not crown the lovely Rose ? And do ye think , ye simple things , That B 2 AND THE ROSE . 13 Between them ...
... bowers , " Young Violet , with looks so blue , And you , Miss Whiteface , who are you , That dare my sov'reign will oppose ? Did I not crown the lovely Rose ? And do ye think , ye simple things , That B 2 AND THE ROSE . 13 Between them ...
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... bower , To melody she gave the hour ; And little dreamt the hapless bird Of what , alas ! too soon occurr'd . Beside her sat the faithful mate With whom she had entwin'd her fate , And who had listen'd to her song In ecstacy the evening ...
... bower , To melody she gave the hour ; And little dreamt the hapless bird Of what , alas ! too soon occurr'd . Beside her sat the faithful mate With whom she had entwin'd her fate , And who had listen'd to her song In ecstacy the evening ...
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... 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 . Whilst fragrance only we impart , You speak the language of the heart ...
... 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 . Whilst fragrance only we impart , You speak the language of the heart ...
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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.