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THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
Dittany of Crete, White 
Dock . 
Dodder of Thyme 
Dogsbane ... ... 
Dogwood . 
Dragon Plant . 
Dragon wort. 
Dried Plax ... 
Passion. 
Patience. 
Baseness. 
Deceit. Falsehood. 
Durability. 
Snare. 
Horror. 
Utility. 
Oh! were I spiritual as the wafting wind 
That breathes its sighing music through the woods, 
Sports with the dancing hours, and crisps the flood, 
Then would I glide away from cares which bind 
Me down to haunts that taint the healthful mind; 
And I would sport with many a bloom and bud, 
Happiest the farthest from the neighbourhood, 
And from the crimes and miseries of mankind! 
Then would I waft me to the cowslip’s bell, 
And to the wild rose should my voyage be ; 
Unto the lily, vestal of the dell, 
Or daisy, the pet child of poesy, 
Or lie beside some mossy forest-well 
Companion to the wood anemone. 
Howitt 
