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FLORAL EMBLEMS'. 
DIFFICULTY. 
Black- thorn . — Pr un us sp inosa . 
“ or sloes austere. 
Hard fare ! but such as boyish appetite 
Disdains not.” 
Cuivper . ' 
It is difficult to penetrate a thick fence of 
black-tliorn ; some persons make a difficulty 
of walking- over a heath, others who mistake 
impossibilities for difficulties, can only be 
convinced by conviction, which frequently 
comes too late. 
