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riiillises proved the sincerity of their lovers by 

 placing a petal of the Poppy in the hollow of the 

 palm of the left hand, which, on being struck by 

 the other hand, gave a sound that denoted true 

 attachment, or faithlessness when it failed to snap. 



By a prophetic Poppy-leaf I found 

 Your changed affection, for it gave no sound, 

 Though in my hand struck hollow as it lay. 

 But quickly wither'd like your love away. 



