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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Po·sy n.; pl. Posies
 1. A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring. “The posy of a ring.”
 2.  A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay. “Bridegroom's posies.”
    We make a difference between suffering thistles to grow among us, and wearing them for posies.   --Swift.