The Language of Flowers: Penhaligon's Scented Treasury of Verse and Prose - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0517574608 ISBN 13: 9780517574607

Publisher: Harmony, 1989

Synopsis

Penhaligon's fourth and most exquisite gift volume focuses on the romance of flowers. Each flower's meaning is described through passages and captivating illustrations. 45 full-color illustrations.

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fourth and most exquisite gift volume focuses on the romance of flowers. Each flower's meaning is described through passages and captivating illustrations. 45 full-color illustrations.

Review:

Gentian: You Are Unjust by Charles Synge Christopher Bowen
Cornflower: Delicacy by Robert Seymour Bridges
Nasturtum: Patriotism by Rupert Brooke
Geranium by Robert Browning
Lilac: First Emotions Of Love by Robert Burns
Forget-me-not: True Love by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Jasmine by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Lines On Observing A Blossom [on The First Of February 1796] by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Pansy: Thoughts by Sarah Doudney
Honeysuckle: Sweetness Of Disposition by Robert Herrick
Speedwell: Female Fedelity by Emily Henrietta Hickey
Bluebell: Constancy by John Keats
Clematis: Mental Beauty by John Keats
Lily Of The Valley: Return Of Happiness by John Keats
Marigold: Grief by John Keats
Narcissus: Egotism by John Keats
Orchid: A Belle by John Keats
Stanza 30. Lavender: Distrust by John Keats
Wallpaper: Fidelity In Adversity by John Keats
Iris: Message by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Hyacinth: Sorrow by John Milton
The Sunflower: Haughtiness by Thomas Moore
Ivy: Fidelity by Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore
Rose by Sappho
Carnation by William Shakespeare
Columbine: Columbine by William Shakespeare
Crown Imperial: Majesty And Power by William Shakespeare
Hollyhock: Female Ambition by William Shakespeare
Peony: Shame And Bashfulness by William Shakespeare
Primrose: Early Youth, Fr. The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare
Sonnet: 54 by William Shakespeare
Tulip by William Shakespeare
Violet: Modesty by William Shakespeare
Phlox - Agreement by Philip Sidney
Chrysanthemum by Alfred Tennyson
Water Lily: Purity Of Heart by Alfred Tennyson
Poppy: Fantastic Extravagance by Francis Thompson
Amaryllis: Pride by Anonymous
Daisy: Innocence by Anonymous
Dandelions: Oracle by Anonymous
Lily: Purity by Anonymous
Camellia: Perfected Loveliness by Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
Foxglove: Insincerity by Mary Webb
Regard And Chivalry by William Wordsworth
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

About this edition

• Publisher: Harmony
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0517574608
• ISBN 13: 9780517574607
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 109
• Editor: Sheila Pickles