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FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
PEACE. 
Olive.— Olea . 
“ But he her fears to cease. 
Sent down the meek-ey’d Peace ; 
She, crown’d with olive green, came softly sliding 
Down through the turning sphere, 
His ready harbinger; 
With turtle wing, the amorous clouds dividing. 
And waving wide her myrtle wand, 
She strikes an universal peace through sea and land.” 
From the time of the general deluge to the 
present day, the olive branch has ever been 
the emblem of peace. 
“ Come, peace of mind, delightful guest! 
Return, and make thy downy nest 
Once more in this sad heart: 
Nor riches I, nor pow’r pursue. 
Nor hold forbidden joys in view; 
We therefore need not part.” 
Cowper. 
