The Royal Lady's Magazine, Volume 1W. Sams, 1834 - Great Britain |
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... plants . A bright star flashed like a lonely diamond on the brow of night ; and the water dashed gently against the beach . I thought I had scarcely ever beheld a scene more beautiful . A glance discovered to me what I have taken so ...
... plants . A bright star flashed like a lonely diamond on the brow of night ; and the water dashed gently against the beach . I thought I had scarcely ever beheld a scene more beautiful . A glance discovered to me what I have taken so ...
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... plants , fruit , and flowers . The other , a know- ledge and practice of those particular classes which come under the head of florists ' or show flowers , which derive their beauty from the extent to which they can be made to depart ...
... plants , fruit , and flowers . The other , a know- ledge and practice of those particular classes which come under the head of florists ' or show flowers , which derive their beauty from the extent to which they can be made to depart ...
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... plant , and in full flower , exhibit three or four such apparently distinct kinds of flowers that a person unacquainted with it , would take plucked blooms for as many differ- ent varieties , and Thomsonii , or as it is called since by ...
... plant , and in full flower , exhibit three or four such apparently distinct kinds of flowers that a person unacquainted with it , would take plucked blooms for as many differ- ent varieties , and Thomsonii , or as it is called since by ...
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... plants in full bloom . The variety called Ajax is a free grower , and flowers have since been produced on the plant , from which our specimen was cut , nearly twice the size of those in the plate now given , and the colours varied by ...
... plants in full bloom . The variety called Ajax is a free grower , and flowers have since been produced on the plant , from which our specimen was cut , nearly twice the size of those in the plate now given , and the colours varied by ...
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... plants and dahlias , in pots . The third to Mr. Glenny for a collec- lection of roses , heart's - ease , and cut flowers . The fourth to Mr. Rollisson for a pair of fine specimen plants . The fifth to Mr. Hill for an extraordi- nary ...
... plants and dahlias , in pots . The third to Mr. Glenny for a collec- lection of roses , heart's - ease , and cut flowers . The fourth to Mr. Rollisson for a pair of fine specimen plants . The fifth to Mr. Hill for an extraordi- nary ...
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Page 59 - Cowards die many times before their deaths ; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear ; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come, when it will come.
Page 222 - Wreathes the whole circle of the year, Companion of the Sun. It smiles upon the lap of May, To sultry August spreads its charms, Lights pale October on his way, And twines December's arms.
Page 222 - If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken and so die.— That strain again;— it had a dying fall; O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour.— Enough; no more; 'Tis not so sweet now as it was before.
Page 308 - I know each lane, and every alley green, Dingle, or bushy dell, of this wild wood, And every bosky bourn from side to side, My daily walks and ancient neighbourhood...
Page 39 - I have been bullied by an usurper ; I have been neglected by a court ; but I will not be dictated to by a subject : your man shan't stand. " ANNE Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery.
Page 245 - The dew shall weep thy fall to-night ; For thou must die. Sweet Rose, whose hue, angry and brave, Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, Thy root is ever in its grave, And thou must die.
Page 222 - Or if you rather choose the rural shade, And find a fane in every sacred grove ; There let the shepherd's flute, the virgin's lay, The prompting seraph, and the poet's lyre, Still sing the God of Seasons, as they roll.
Page 308 - An angel-guard of loves and graces lie ; Around her knees domestic duties meet, And fire-side pleasures gambol at her feet. Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found? " Art thou a man — a patriot ? look around, O thou shalt find, howe'er thy footsteps roam, That land thy country, and that spot thy home.
Page 225 - ... old clothes-women, &c. At first, every one won, and no one lost. Some of the poorest people gained in a few months houses, coaches and horses, and figured away like the first characters in the land. In every town some tavern was selected, which served as a 'Change, where high and low traded in flowers, and confirmed their bargains with the most sumptuous entertainments. They formed laws for themselves, and had their notaries and clerks.
Page 222 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail bounteous May that dost inspire Mirth and youth, and warm desire; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.