FLORAL EMBLEMS. 211 



MEMORY. 



SYRINGA, OR MOCK ORANGE. Philadelphm. 



(( The sweet syringa yielding but in scent 

 To the rich orange/' 



Mason. 



This fragrant flower is made the emblem 

 of memory, because when once we inhale 

 its penetrating odour, it continues to dwell on 

 the sense for a considerable time. 



" Hail, memory hail ! in thy exhaustless mine, 

 From age to age unnumbered treasures shine ! 

 Thought and her shadowy brood thy call obey, 

 And place and time are subjects to thy sway ! 

 Thy pleasures most we feel when most alone, 

 The only pleasure we can call our own." 



Rogers. 



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