

' THE ROSE. 13 
genuine country of the nightingale. and the 
Rose, 
At Rome the Golden Rose was consecrated by 
the Pope and given to some prince or princess 
as a mark of the Sovereign Pontiff’s favor. 
Urban V gave the Golden Rose to Joan, Queen 
of Sicily, in 1368. Henry VIII of England re- 
ceived a Golden Rose from J ulius II, and from 
Leo X. Roses were often, in the days of chivalry, 
worn by the cavaliers in tournaments, as an 
emblem of their devotion to love and beauty. 



