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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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C. T. Harding. FOR YOUNG FOLKS . TREATING OF FLOWERS , TREES , ANIMALS , BIRDS , INSECTS , & c . UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED JATRONAGE OF His Royal Highness Prince Albert . Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester . His Royal Highness ...
C. T. Harding. FOR YOUNG FOLKS . TREATING OF FLOWERS , TREES , ANIMALS , BIRDS , INSECTS , & c . UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED JATRONAGE OF His Royal Highness Prince Albert . Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester . His Royal Highness ...
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... flower , By fairies nursed in Fancy's bower , Where Virtue and her train preside , To guard from harm a nation's ... flowers ! Bright and unfading let them be , To deck the brow of infancy . Shield her , good sprites , from care and ...
... flower , By fairies nursed in Fancy's bower , Where Virtue and her train preside , To guard from harm a nation's ... flowers ! Bright and unfading let them be , To deck the brow of infancy . Shield her , good sprites , from care and ...
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... flowers , As she was passing round her 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 ...
... flowers , As she was passing round her 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 ...
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... flowers to be queen ! For those who wear a royal crown , Sleep not because their beds are down . Care too often interposes , Scatt'ring thorns , instead of roses ! " RETALIATION ; OR , THE ANSWER OF THE ROSE TO THE LILY AND THE VIOLET ...
... flowers to be queen ! For those who wear a royal crown , Sleep not because their beds are down . Care too often interposes , Scatt'ring thorns , instead of roses ! " RETALIATION ; OR , THE ANSWER OF THE ROSE TO THE LILY AND THE VIOLET ...
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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.