PREFACE. 
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ATTACHED to the Language of Flora is a selection 
of Poetry on Flowers, which, it is hoped, will give addi- 
tional interest to this little volume, and make it an ap- 
propriate token of affection. 
Poetry is so closely connected with flowers, that we 
searcely ever find a poet who does not call in those sweet- 
est smiles of nature—the beautiful children of the wilds, 
to decorate his verse-— What aloss would the poet sus- 
tain were he to be deprived of the beautiful gems that 
dwell beside his paths, and look up to him from their 
lowly beds. Where would he fly for images of beauty— 
of purity—of peace—of truth—of love—-were he to be de- 
barred from flowers. 
As the bouquet of Summer is not composed of one class 
of plants, but by the blending of colours and combina- 
tion of the fragrance of many, 80 hasit been thought de- 
sirable that the selection of poetry should consist of 
pieces that most excel in tenderness and pathos, and that 
are suitable for the perusal of the grave as well as the 
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