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LANGUAGE AND 
Tins first-born flower of the flowers of sprin 
is generally deemed the emblem ofhope, althoug 
some have regarded it as symbolic of humility, 
of gratitude, of consolation, of innocence, and, 
lastly, but by no means least—of friendship in 
adversity. 
STAR OF BETHLEHEM. 
Ornithogalum . Class 6; Order 1. 
Root bulbous. Flowers white, six-petalled, with no 
calyx. 
GUIDANCE.—RECONCILIATION. 
Pale as the pensive cloistered nun, 
The Bethlehem star her face unveils, 
When o’er the mountain peers the sun, 
But shades it from the vesper gales. 
“ Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.” 
Milton. 
“ And well do vanished forms enhance 
The charm of every brightened glance; 
And dearer seems each dawning smile, 
For having lost its light awhile.” 
Moore. 
