FLORA'S LEXICON. 101 



ONESTY, or SATIN FLOWER. Lfcno- 

 ria. Class 15, TETRADYNAMIA. Order : 

 SILICULOSA. This pretty flower owes its 

 valuable name to the nature of its singular 

 seed-vessel, that honestly shows its number 

 of seeds. Lunaria, the botanical name, is 

 derived from Luna, the moon, in reference 

 to the shape of its silique. Lunaria was formerly used for the 

 most dishonest purposes, 



Enchanting lunary here lies 

 In sorceries excelling. 



DRAYTON. 



HONESTY. 



An honest soul is like a ship at sea, 

 That sleeps at anchor when the ocean's calm; 

 But when she rages, and the wind blows high, 

 He cuts his way with skill and majesty. 



BEAUMONT. 



An honest man is still an unmoved rock, 

 Wash'd whiter, but not shaken with the shock ; 

 Whose heart conceives no sinister device; 

 Fearless he plays with flames, and treads on ice. 



DAVENPORT. 



Take heed what you say, sir, 

 An hundred honest men! why if there were 

 So many i' th' city, 'twere enough to forfeit 

 Their charter. 



SHIRLEY 



Heav'n that made me honest, made me more 

 Than ever king did, when he made a lord. 



ROWB. 



The man who pauses on his honesty 

 Wants little of the villain. 



MARTYN. 



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