Thomas Hood on Flowers
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“The cowslip is a country wench.”
“Jasmine is sweet, and has many loves.”
“The pea is but a wanton witch In too much haste to wed, And clasps her rings on every hand.”
“I remember, I remember The roses, red and white, The violets, and the lily-cups, Those flowers made of light! The lilacs, where the robin built, And where my brother set The laburnum on his birthday, , The tree is living yet.”
“Up wi' the flowers o' Scotland, The emblems o' the free, Their guardians for a thousand years, Their guardians still we'll be. A foe had better brave the de'il Within his reeky cell, Than our thistle's purple bonnet, Or bonny heather bell.”