FLORAL EMBLEMS. 73 



BASHFUL SHAME. 



PCEONY. Paony. 



" There might ye see the piony spread wide." 



Cowper. 



The blushing petals of this flower are made 

 symbolical of the countenance that is rouged 

 with conscious shame. 



Impudence frequently takes delight in 

 painting the cheeks of females, by talking in 

 a way that modesty cannot answer. These 

 should be treated as the nettles of society. 



