60 LANGUAGE AND 
CARNATION, YELLOW. 
Dianthus . Class 10 ; Order 2. 
This is a very rich and fragrant flower, growing some¬ 
times as large as a rose; chiefly red and white. 
DISDAIN.—PRIDE AND BEAUTY. 
It is not well amid thy race to move 
And shut thy heart to sympathy and love. 
It is not well to scorn inferior minds, 
And pass them by as though they were but hinds. 
Pride may become thee, as the veil a nun, 
But ah ! they love thee not whom thou dost shun ! 
And days may come to thee when human love 
Thou wilt desire all earthly things above; 
And thou wilt mourn that, in thy days of pride, 
Thou didst not win some true hearts to thy side; 
Wilt mourn that now, thy rank and wealth have flown, 
Thou’rt left to suffer and to die alone. 
What right have you, madam, gazing in your shining 
mirror daily, 
Getting so by heart your beauty, which all others 
must adore, 
While you draw the golden ringlets down your fingers, 
to vow gayly, 
You will wed no man that’s only good to God—and 
nothing more. 
Mrs. Browning. 
