34 Loves Garland. 
Dr. George Bull, Bishop of St. David's 
(1703), had,— 
** Bene parére, parere det mihi Deus,” 
Chaucer, in the prologue to the “ Knight’s 
Tale,” speaks of the Prioresse having 
** A Brooch of Gold ful schene, 
On which was first i-written a crowned A, 
And after that ‘ Amor vincit omnia,’”’ 
This last posy was largely used subsequently 
inscribed on rings. 
‘These Mottoes or Posies were often witty 
and quaint, but invariably they were senti- 
mental; the custom of having the Motto on 
the ring survives to this day, but the posy 
is cut and enamelled on the hoop, instead of 
being engraved as heretofore. 
In this painfully matter-of-fact age it is 
too often sought to eliminate sentiment from 
the thoughts of daily life, and I fancy I can 
see a smile on the face of him who reads 
