FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
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made the emblem by which a young Persian 
makes a declaration of love. 
Chardin tells us, that when a Persian pre¬ 
sents a tulip to his mistress, it is his inten¬ 
tion to convey to her this idea, that like this 
flower, he has a countenance all on fire, and 
a heart reduced to a coal. 
“ Good shepherd, tell this youth what ’tis to love. 
It is to be made all of sighs and tears ; 
It is to be made all of faith and service ; 
It is to be made all of fantasy, 
All made of passion, all made of wishes ; 
All adoration, duty and obedience ; 
All humbleness, all patience, all impatience, 
All purity, all trial, all observance. i 
Shakspeare. 
DEFENCE. 
P r i v et . —Ligustrum 
This shrub is made the emblem of defence 
from its being so frequently planted in gar¬ 
den hedges as a protection to tender plants. 
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