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<blockquote>Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, in speaking of the flower language, says: "There is no color, no flower, no weed, no fruit, herb, pebble or feather, that has not a verse belonging to it; and you may quarrel, reproach, or send letters of passion, friendship, or civility, or even of news, without even inking your fingers." | ==== Encyclopedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occoult Sciences of the World ==== |
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-- Encyclopedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occoult Sciences, p. 789</blockquote> | [[Reading Notes]] |
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| <blockquote>Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, in speaking of the flower language, says: "There is no color, no flower, no weed, no fruit, herb, pebble or feather, that has not a verse belonging to it; and you may quarrel, reproach, or send letters of passion, friendship, or civility, or even of news, without even inking your fingers." [789]</blockquote> |
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| <blockquote>There is said to be a "singing tree." Each leaf of this tree is musical, and all the leaves together make the most delightful harmony.</blockquote> |