216 FLORAL EMBLEMS. 



to have made this favourite flower an em- 

 blem of faithfulness. 



" Violet is for faithfulness, 



Which in me shall abide : 

 Hoping likewise that from your heart 



You will not let it slide." 



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The sweet violet is dedicated to St. Gertrude. 



MOMENTARY HAPPINESS. 



VIRGINIAN SPIDER- WORT . Tradescantia virgitiica . 



" Momentary as sound, 

 Swift as a shadow, short as any dream." 



Shakspeare. 



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This emblem is formed in allusion to the 

 fragility of the flowers of this species of spi- 

 der-wort, which wither almost as soon as they 

 are perfectly formed. Young says, 



" While I a moment name, a moment's past; 

 Fm nearer death in this verse than the last ; 

 What then is to be done ! Be wise with speed ; 

 A fool at forty is a fool indeed." 



