THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 71 
Larch. Audacity. Boldness. 
Man doth ransack man, 
And builds on blood, and rises by distress.—,?. Datiiel. 
Larkspur . Lightness. Levity. 
Beggared by fools, whom still he found too late. 
He had his jest, and they had his t.%\.z.\.Q.—Dryden. 
Larkspur, Pink . Fickleness. 
Thus always teasing others, always teased. 
His only pleasure is to be displeased.— 
Larkspur, Purple . LLaughtiness. 
What the weak head with strongest brain rules. 
Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.— Pope. 
Laurel . Glory. 
The paths of glory lead but to the grave.—Graj)/. 
Laurel, Common (in flower) . Perfidity. 
Before her Hope, behind Remorse, 
Fair first, in fine unseemly.— R. Southwell. 
Laurel, Ground . Perseverance. 
Crown me with thy love again. 
And we both shall monarchs prove.— Marvell. 
Laurel, Mountain. Ambition. 
But wild Ambition loves to slide, not stand, 
And Fortune’s ice prefers to Virtue’s \^vA.—Dryden. 
Laurel-leaved Magnolia. Dignity. 
Awake, my muse, and leave to dream of loves. 
Shake off soft Fancy’s chains, I must be Sxo:<t.—Alexa 7 ider. 
