ad with such asplendid carpet, woven by Nature, andformed of parts so minute and so perfect,and so varied in hues. We admire thesesmall flowers more than many of the largerheaths which adorn and beautify our con-servatories and gardens, just as we preferthe modest maiden to the disdainful… … II.PER BEND. Per Bend wavy, azure and gules,A white water Lily displaysIts fair pretty form, as it laysOn the rippling waves of a lake ;Emblem meet of a power that rules,Eor good or for ill, oer mens minds,—Dissevers or still closer binds,—Dread discord or union doth make.—Tis that Eloquence with…
Heraldry · Flowers in art
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