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Floral emblems (1825)

Phillips, Henry, 1775-1838 · London, Saunders and Otley · leaf 84

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white and purple grapes upon hishead : in his left hand a handful of millet oats,and panicle, carrying a cornucopia of ripepeaches, pears, pomegranates, and other fruitsof his season, in his right hand the sign Libra His purple robe sheweth how he reignethlike a king above other months,… … FLORAL EMBLEMS. 49 * * * * the clustering nuts for you The lover finds amid the secret shade ; And where they burnish on the topmost bouo-h. With active vigour crushes down the tree ; Or shakes them ripe, from the resigning husk, A glossy shower. Hierog-lyphically we emblazon this monthby a wreath…

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