Message,- j, is 
or Messenger, 
When Mercury, the messenger of Jove, 
Trod the celestial pathway, he enwove 
Beneath his feet a tissue of rich dyes ; 
And on thy velvet petals seem to rise 
The self-same glowing tints ; and hence thy name, 
And the loud blazon of thy wide-spread fame. 
Misanthropy, Puller’s Teasel 
Thy prickly heads alike repel 
Those who would use thee ill or well; 
So misanthropic mpn we find, 
Who shun and hate all humankind. 
Modesty, V: 
Sweet flower, that hidest in the shade, 
Meet emblem of the modest maid. 
Whose virtues, like thy perfume rare. 
Makes home delightful everywhere. 
Momentary S] 
Happiness, V 
J Tis the rirginian spider-wort that opes 
Its fragile blossoms but to fade away. 
Like happiness that dieth in the birth. 
Mourning, Weeping Willow. 
“ Thus o’er our streams do eastern Willows lean 
I n pensive guise," 
And mourners thus grief-bowed are often seen. 
With tearful eyes. 
