figurative. A book containing a collection of prayers, secrets, poems, etc. Now rare.

figurative. A collection of pleasant poetry or rhetoric. Cf. anthology, n. Now archaic.

figurative. A collection of short literary pieces, usually poems and ballads; an anthology, a miscellany.

A collection of quotations or extracts from literature, esp. poetry; a commonplace book; an anthology.

†Also in anglicized form floˈrilegy n.

A published collection. Frequently in the titles of such collections. Any published collection of writings, typically by various authors. Later…

A collection of the flowers of literature, an anthology.

= florilegium, n.