THE ORIENTAL LANGUAGE, AND 
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Hyacinth. 
Game, Play, 
When in his play the disk Apollo threw, 
And his beloved Hyacinthus slew. 
He changed the lovely youth into a flower, 
Which bears his name and beauty to this hour 
So runs the legend, und to Game, or Play, 
The flower is likened in our language, aye. 
Rose Bud 
Girl, 
A young girl is a Rose in bud : 
As the open Rose is womanhood. 
Hatred, 
Basil. 
Thou liang'st thy fragrant tresses o'er the grave, 
And seem’st to weep for those thou couldst not 
save; 
A prejudice hath likened thee to Hate; 
Sweet Basil Tree, thine is an evil fate. 
Heart Ache 
Cure for, 
Ascelpms. 
This magic plant, wherever thou canst find. 
Oh, maiden, take, and on thy bosom bind. 
Heedlessness, Almond Tree. 
The heedless Almond Tree all prematurely 
Bursts into flower, ere yet a sheltering leaf 
Springs from the bough, to bid it bloom securely. 
And shield its blossoms, beautiful as brief. 
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