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TIIE LOVER’S OFFERING; 
OE, THE 
LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
Oh lovely flowers! the earth’s rich diadem, 
Emblems are ye of heaven, and heavenly joy, 
And starry brilliance in a world of gloom : 
Peace, innocence, and guileless infancy 
Claim sisterhood with you, and holy is the tie. 
LOWERS in every age have been re 
w garded as beautiful and interesting 
objects in creation. The things upon 
which the human mind sets the highest 
value have been, and still are figuratively 
represented by flowers. The lover calls 
