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... Harding's fables for young folks [in verse]. - Page 60by C. T. Harding - 1846 - 61 pagesFull view - About this book
| Almanacs, English - 1830 - 472 pages
...where there are above twelve hundred varieties of that delicate flower. THE ENVIOUS ROSES. 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... | |
| Louisa Joyce Tomlinson - 1874 - 364 pages
...asked him to help her to keep the resolve she had made. CHAPTER IX. THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. " A pretty blue-eyed laughing flower Grew wildly near a myrtle...roses graced the spot, Who envied the forget-me-not. " ' Oh, simple flower ! ' the roses cried, ' You boast a power to us denied ; You speak the language... | |
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