Pretty Lessons in Verse for Good Children; with Some Lessons in Latin, in Easy Rhyme. By Sara Coleridge. The Fourth Edition, with Many Cuts |
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FLOWERS.
A lily is called lilium, and rosa is a rose,
And viola's the violet that blossoms in the shade;
And crocus is the saffron that in the meadow grows;
Papāver is the poppy whence opium is made.
Ligustrum some call privet, but others do allege,
That 'tis the snowy bindweed that hangs upon the hedge.
And viola's the violet that blossoms in the shade;
And crocus is the saffron that in the meadow grows;
Papāver is the poppy whence opium is made.
Ligustrum some call privet, but others do allege,
That 'tis the snowy bindweed that hangs upon the hedge.
Vaccinium's the hyacinth, of which the poets sing;
Some fancy it the bilbery that grows upon the hill;
And primula's the primrose, the darling of the spring,
And caltha is the marygold, anēthum fragrant dill;
And juncus is a bulrush, arundo is a reed,
Ranunculus is crowfoot, and that's a common weed.
Some fancy it the bilbery that grows upon the hill;
And primula's the primrose, the darling of the spring,
And caltha is the marygold, anēthum fragrant dill;
And juncus is a bulrush, arundo is a reed,
Ranunculus is crowfoot, and that's a common weed.
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That thymbra means strong savory, some writers do aver;
Cerinthe is the honeywort in which the bees delight;
And ivy is called hedĕra, on that there 's no demur;
Pæonia's the peony, in richest crimson dight;
Verbenæ is the vervain, for healing virtue famed,
Centaurea the centaury, from wounded Chiron named.
Cerinthe is the honeywort in which the bees delight;
And ivy is called hedĕra, on that there 's no demur;
Pæonia's the peony, in richest crimson dight;
Verbenæ is the vervain, for healing virtue famed,
Centaurea the centaury, from wounded Chiron named.
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