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Title : A Flower Wedding

Author : Walter Crane

Release date : November 28, 2016 [eBook #53619]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language : English

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A FLOWER WEDDING

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bird carrying two invitations

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title page
A
F LOWER
W EDDING
DESCRIBED·BY
T WO W ALLFLOWERS

DECORATED·BY
W ALTER· C RANE

C ASSELL·&· C OMPANY·1905

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A · F LOWER· W EDDING
cherubs rining bluebells
Y es, flower bells rang right merry that day,
W hen there was a marriage of flowers, they say.

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The proposal
Y oung L AD’S L OVE had courted M iss M eadow· S weet,
A nd the two soon agreed at the A ltar to meet.

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the processional
A L ILY white robe was worn by the B ride,
A nd S WEET W ILLIAM, the G room, drest in red, at her side.

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her train and three attendants
M iss V iolet , P rimrose , and gay M arygold ,
W ith their L adies’ F ingers her train did uphold.

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Four brridesmaids in blue
I n L adysmocks , B ridesmaids, F orget·me·not blue,
W ith their sashes all tied in L ove·knot·true .

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the brides's motehr and friend
T he B ride’s M other follows with loving E yebright ,
A ll in W inter G reen and fine F urze bedight.

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the father with a beard
W hilst her father looked young, though with O ld·man’s·beard .

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the father as a dandy
( W as a D ande·lion in youth I have heard.)

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The minister
T he troth was plighted for woe or for weal,
A nd the lines attested by S olomon’s S eal :

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the groom is tied
T he B achelor’s B utton was cast aside,

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queen with crown, shield and scepter
A nd the throng that witnessed was L ondon’s P ride :

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Large king
T here was G ood K ing H enry , a tall J onquil ,

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Narcissus
L ike N arcissus himself by the waters still;

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Lord and lady dancing
T here were L ords & L adies to grace the dance,

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woman with fan of rosemary
A nd R ose M ary , and—

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woman in white flowered dress
R ose·la· F rance :

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man with gold hat, gold sword and sceptre
W ith his G olden R od

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Sultan and two attendants
the S weet S ultan came;

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Old lady, bent over
L astly, C reeping J enny , an elderly dame

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two men carrying platters
T o order the feast—there was L ing , and H artstongue ,

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Cook, two maids and an extremely large goose walking
A nd G oosefoot with S age , the H ouse·leek among

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woman carrying bowl of peas with another woman
V ery S weet P eas , & G ood Cherry P ie ,
S uch a feast as an A lderman could not deny!

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a couple toasting
I n lovely K ing· C ups there was C hamomile T ea

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two rich guests
A nd the fortune in gifts was a wonder to see!
A new P enny- R oyal , A fine G olden F eather ;

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Two horses with a man in front
A pair of H orse-chestnuts ,

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A pink angel carrying two slocks of Jacob's Ladder
a J acob’s L adder ,

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Venus holding blue flower like a looking-glass
V enus’s·looking·glass ,

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angel or cupid taking arrow from a neired
a fine A rrow-head
D iscovered long since in the river’s bed;

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woman carrying fabric
G arments of F lax ,

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a woman presenting a cushion
and a L ady’s C ushion ;

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two ladies puttin on hose
H ose·in·hose , L ady’s slippers to put on,

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one lady with platter and golden goblets, another with pitcher on her shoulder
B uttercups gold, and a P itcher-plant
N ay, everything that a house could want.

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couple leaving in a trap or carriage
I n V enus’s-fly-trap the pair drove away,

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friends waving goodbye
S peedwell , and be happy,” their friends gaily say;

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maid finding the left behind chest
B ut alack! what a hubbub when one chanced to find
T he B ride’s only B ox was there left behind!

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Harlequin dancing with death
T he W ild-thyme they had, and the fuss that was made
K ept the guests in a rout thro’ the D eadly night shade .

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Guests taking leave
B ut the C LOCKS ticked apace to the ope of D ais-y
S nowflakes were fast falling when all said good-bye,

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groom standing over pile of gold coins with a scoop in one hand and scales in the other
W ith regrets for “that box,”—yet they need not to stint,
F or the B ridegroom was rich, he’d a post at the M int

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The Honeymoon with bride and groom in goldola and Finis
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