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FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
ACUTE SORROW, OR AFFLICTION. 
Aloe. — Aloe. 
“ The woful teris that thei letin fal 
As bittir werin, out of teris kinde. 
For paine, as is ligne aloes, or gal.’’ 
Chaucer. 
The aloe is made the emblem of acute sor¬ 
row, on account of its painful bitterness. The 
bitter of the aloe affects the body, that of 
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affliction reaches the soul. 
“ Sorrow that locks up the struggling heart.” 
Akenside. 
“ If you do sorrow at my grief in love. 
By giving love your sorrow and my grief 
Were both extermin’d.” 
Shakspeare. 
“ Besides, you know. 
Prosperity’s the very bond of love; 
Whose fresh complexion, and whose heart together. 
Affliction alters.” 
Winter’s Tale. 
