The parasol is the umbrella's daughter, 1
And associates with a fan
While her father abuts the tempest
And abridges the rain.
The former assists a siren 5
In her serene display;
But her father is borne and honored,
And borrowed to this day.
And associates with a fan
While her father abuts the tempest
And abridges the rain.
The former assists a siren 5
In her serene display;
But her father is borne and honored,
And borrowed to this day.
(F.1765/J.1747)
[1] parasol:: parasol pine (OED 3); the daughter. umbrella:: umbrella pine (OED 10b); the father.
[2] fan:: the shape of parasol and umbrella pine.
[3, 4] tempest, rain:: the larger tree covered the smaller one.
[5] siren:: an eel-like amphibian. The former:: the parasol pine.
[7] borne:: endured, sustained.
[8] borrow:: to give security for, take on pledge (OED 1).
The Tempest
[1] parasol:: a sunshade used by persons of high rank in the East, and hence, by women in Europe (OED 1). daughter:: Miranda, Prospero's daughter.
[1] umbrella:: a means of shelter or protection (OED 4a), indicating Prospero.
[2] fan:: a wing as protection.
[3] the tempest:: name of the play The Tempest by Shakespeare.
[5] siren:: one who sings sweetly, charms, allures, or deceives (OED 3); Miranda's lover Ferdinand.
[6] her serene display:: Miranda's nature.
[7] her father:: Prospero, the Duke of Milan.
[8] borrowed to this day:: Prospero borrowed this one day to revenge.
It is variously called the maritime and stone pine, from its fondness for rocky situations near the coast; but its peculiar and very picturesque form is best described by the name it sometimes goes by, of umbrella pine; ─ Sketches Descriptive of Italy (1820)
The Parasol Pine took my eye first. ─ Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening (1861)
