FLORAL EMBLEMS. 
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The spirit paused in silent thought— 
What grace was there that flower had not ? 
’Twas but a moment—o’er the rose 
A veil of moss the angel throws ; 
And, robed in nature’s simplest weed. 
Can there a flower that rose exceed ?” 
Of voluptuousness, Shakspeare says, 
“ Had I a dozen sons, I had rather eleven died nobly for 
their country, than one voluptuously surfeit out of action.” 
VOLUPTUOUSNESS. 
Tuberose . —Poly ant kes tuber osa . 
“ The tuberose, with her silver light, 
That in the gardens of Malay, 
Is called the mistress of the night; 
So like a bride, scented and bright. 
She comes out when the sun’s away.” 
T. Moore. 
“ Des bords de l’Orient je suis originaire ; 
L’astre brillant du jour se peut dire mon pere. 
Le printemps m’est rien ; je ne le connais pas, 
Et ce n’est point a lui que je dois mes appas. 
Je l’appelle, en radiant, le pere des fleurettes, 
Du fragile muguet, simples violettes, 
