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Language of Flowers

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  • 40 min read
  • 33 chapters
  • Reading level: 8th & 9th grade

"Language of Flowers" by Kate Greenaway is a beautifully illustrated collection that blends botany with poetic expression, likely written during the late 19th century. This book serves as a charming exploration of the meanings attributed to various flowers, revealing the language of flowers and their symbolism throughout history. This enchanting work captures the essence of floral communication, offering readers a glimpse into how flowers convey emotions and sentiments. The book presents an extensive alphabetical compilation of flowers, each accompanied by a brief description of its symbolic meaning. For example, the rose represents love, while the daisy epitomizes innocence. Interspersed with illustrations, the text creates a vivid tapestry of vivid imagery and sentiment, serving as both a reference for flower meanings and an aesthetic celebration of nature's beauty. Through its careful curation, "Language of Flowers" invites readers to not only appreciate the blooms but also to understand the deeper connections between flora and human emotions.

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Kate Greenaway

Printed in Colours by
Edmund Evans

London: George Routledge and Sons

Abecedary Volatility.

Abatina Fickleness.

Acacia Friendship.

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Contents

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  1. Kate Greenaway
  2. Wordsworth
  3. Waller
  4. Shelley
  5. Burns
  6. Burns
  7. Burns
  8. Burns
  9. Burns
  10. Cakew
  11. Filled with Morning Dew
  12. Herrick
  13. Robert Herrick
  14. Shelley
  15. P. B. Shelley
  16. Samuel Fletcher
  17. Burns
  18. Wordsworth
  19. Herrick
  20. Cowper
  21. Herrick
  22. Carew
  23. Keats
  24. P. B. Shelley
  25. P. B. Shelley
  26. Waller
  27. Nicholas Drayton
  28. Richard Allison
  29. Prior
  30. Robert Herrick
  31. Milton
  32. Robert Herrick
  33. Chaucer

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This free edition of Language of Flowers by Kate Greenaway comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #31591, released 2010-03-10. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Art, Nature/Gardening/Animals, Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference.

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