# Lily — Poetry character guide

> Lily in Poetry by George MacDonald.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-a-book-of-dreams

## Who they are

Personified flower, symbol of purity.

## In the story

### [Blessed Are the Meek, for They Shall Inherit the Earth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_8_se/chapters/blessed-are-the-meek-for-they-shall-inherit-the-earth)

Referenced as a white lily whose cup is part of the holy world's harmony.

### [The Thank-Offering](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_8_se/chapters/the-thank-offering)

The lily is depicted as a figure of grace, refusing to eat until the speaker has first tasted the bread, symbolizing a ritual of offering and gratitude.

### [An Old Sermon with a New Text](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_8_se/chapters/an-old-sermon-with-a-new-text)

The narrator's daughter who tries to sew a vest for her father and struggles with a knot.

## Links

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