'JOS I AKHOKr.ir.M AND F K TTU'K IT M . IA UT III. 



(IM\'- lines are well known :- 



" r.ei.eath tho-e rugged elm-, that yew tree's shade, 

 \\ here hca\c- the turf in many a ir.'.uld'nng heap, 



l.a. h in hi. narrow eel! secure!) laid, 

 I'hi 1 rude tor.ta'.l.er- ot the liniilet -!eep." I.Ic^y iii ii Country Churchyaitt. 



S\\ift makes HaiK'is and I'hilemon be turned to vews : 



" IV-cr ptioii woul.l but tire my Mu-e: 

 l:i -h 'it thes both were turned to sew*. 

 (lid I. ...-.I'll in Doii-uu ol the (ireell 



O.i Min.lav-, after evening prayer. 

 He gathers all the p.in-li there'. 

 Point- out the place of either yew 

 Here Bun'-, there rhileiiip.il ;.:r, w. 

 TiM once the par-on of pp|ir town, 



At which 't :- hard IP' be bel:evi-d 

 HPPW much the other tree was grieved, 

 drew -c. ubbcd.died a 'op, wa- -tu:.ted ; 

 Si the next par-oii .-tubb'd and burnt it." 



Nmi'.erous other passes mi^lit be quoted, but \ve shall confine our- 

 ^clve^ to two, one of \\hiih is from Sir Walter Scott, ami the other from 

 \Vord--Aorth : 



" Hut here 't\v:\t rock and river grew 



A ih-mal grn\ e of -able sew, 



\S nli \vho-e -ad tint.- were mingled .-ecu 

 I he blighted lirS -epulchral green : 



Seem'.i that the tree- their -hadows ra-t 



The earth that n-un-h'd them lu blast, 



1 ..r i es er knew that -warthy gro\e 



'I lie . er.iant hue that fuines'luve ; 



N r wililiiig '.:reen, nor woodland tiower, 



Anic w ithm it- baleful bower : 



The dark and -able e:.rth receives 



It- onU carpet troin the leas e-, 



I'l at, iroiii the withering branche- cast, 



I'.e-trew'd thegrouiipl w.th every bla-t." Hul,:iii/. eanto. u. 



" There i- a jew tree, pride of I.,.rton vale, 



\\ hi< h t.i tin- nay -land- --.ngle in the niid-t 



Ot it- on darkne--, a- it -to<.d of sore, 



N.it 1.. th to furiii-h weapon- in the hand. 



01 I 111 ft .V. llle or Peley, ere they maiclfd 



\i : dn w their i-duiiilin^ tmw- .it A'jineourt , 

 I'erhap- at earlier < re-y, or I'oictier-. 

 ( )t sa-' circiiinlcreni e and gloom profound. 



I'll -olitai'y tree! A li\u 



( M lorm and a-p( ct'ton mai.'iii>ieeiit 

 In be ili -tro\ '(I. Jlut worthier -till of note 

 \IP !','.~i ir.i'i rnal tour <', liorrow dale, 



Huge trunk- .' and each paiticular trunk a' ;'row th 



I p. r!, , nateiy coi'ivolvotl ; 



S". innli.riii'il I'S pha:ita-'\. and l.x.k- 



I'li.il tl ;. iten thi prntalie .' a p I'ar'd -hade, 

 I pon w h,,.,- gra--le-- Door "I n pi hro\\ n hnr. 



Us lii Iding- lr<.m the pining umbrage : 



I'eri eath u ho-( salili- mill 



I M bough-, a- ll |p.r le-tal purpose, de< k'd 



\\ ill ' rrie-, f-Jm-th -h.ii.e- 



M L\ in. p t at lli olltide, .' . 



Ihere to <( lebrate 

 . ten pie. , atti-r'i! i.'i r 



I :. ted uu hip." ' 



Tlierr does not afipear to be ans m\ tliolo^ical legend t onr-erted uith the 

 vrw. In I.empriere'- (In.-, .mil Dn tiomirii, it i- ^-aid that s mil.i\ \\asmeta- 

 morphoM-d into a \ e\s ; hut ( K id -imph sa\ s th.it -Inland her lo\ er ( Vocus 

 \\ei-e < handed into tuo flouers : - 



" !.! ( roi i,n in i :i \< ici urn i n in ^unlace More- 



1'i.eteri i : dull IMII animo- I, osit.it. ten. 'IP. " 1,', I lib 



l-ol-ablji the mi-take arose from I )ii>M cridev, and some of the other 

 nt botaiii-t-. having called the \eu Sniilax. ( 'ambdeii relate^ a legend 



