246 FLORAL EMBLKMS. 



PRETENSION. 



Ly thrum .—Lythrum. 



L'Estrange says, " Men indulge those opi- 

 nions and practices that favour their preten- 



sions." 



** But if to unjust things thou dost pretend. 

 Ere they begin, let thy pretensions end." 



Denham. 



PRIDE. 



Amaryllis . — A mar y His . 



'' In all the liveries deck'd of summer's pride." 



Milton. 



The splendour of these flowers has caused 

 them to be made the emblem of pride. 



