Vlll PREFACE. 



tertainment through the assistance of immo- 

 rality. 



The author trusts that his work will not be 

 condemned because it allows a communication 

 of sentiment. 



" By all those token flowers, that tell 

 What words can never speak so well/' 



Byron. 



It is observed by Lady Mary Wortley Mon- 

 tagu, that in Turkey, you may through the 

 assistance of these emblems, either quarrel, 

 reproach, or send letters of passion, friend- 

 ship, or civility, or even news, without ever 

 inking your fingers, for she says, there is no 

 colour, no weed, no flower, no fruit, herb, nor 

 feather, that has not a verse belonging to it. 



When a Turkish lady sends a congratula- 

 tory message, or a ceremonious invitation, it 

 is generally accompanied with some emble- 



