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though they had never been ; Bashan is still celebrated for its 

 Oaks, as in the times of the kings of Judah ; the Olive still 

 flourishes on its native soil, the acclivities of Olivet, as when 

 it formed the chief retreat of a chosen band ; the Amaryllis 

 lutea, the ' Lily of the Field,' still decorates the fields of 

 Palestine, as when the Prince of Life pointed to it as a pledge 

 of His Providence ; the Sycamore still springs up by the way- 

 sides, and skirts the shores of the Sea of Galilee, as in the 

 reign of Herod Agrippa ; and the Willow still weeps by Babel's 

 stream, though Babylon ' is fallen, is fallen.' " 



