Emblem ( page 146 ).
Questions.
1. From what language is emblem derived? What did it originally signify? 2. What is the derivation and primary meaning of symbol? 3. How do the two words compare as now used? 4. How does a sign suggest something other than itself? 5. Can the same thing be both an emblem and a symbol? a sign and a symbol? 6. What is a token? a figure? an image? a type?
Examples.
Rose of the desert, thou art to me
An —— of stainless purity, ——
Of those who, keeping their garments white,
Walk on through life with steps aright.
All things are ——s: the external shows
Of nature have their —— in the mind
As flowers and fruits and falling of the leaves.
Moses, as Israel's deliverer, was a —— of Christ.