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THE ORIENTAL LANGUAGE, 
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Convolvulus Minor 
Night, 
The Belle-dc jure, that when the light 
Departs, aye bids the world 1 Good night; 
And foldeth up its silken vest, 
As though intent on seeking rest. 
Ox-eye. 
Obstacle, 
Lo, the staring Ox-eyes, plentiful are they 
Gleamim? in the pasture, where the childr< 
Gleaming in the pasture, where the children play; 
Plucked up, and down trodden, scattered far and 
near. 
Spite of every obstacle, they spring up year by year. 
Small Bindweed. 
Obstinacy, 
ConTorvulus avensis, thee we call; 
With pink-veined blossoms, trumpet-shaped and 
small, 
And roots that obstinately hold the land, 
Though by the ploughshare torn, and tiller’s hand. 
Arbor vitae 
Old Age, 
The hale old tree, well called the Tree of Life, 
Green to the last, whatever storms be rife. 
Oracle , 7 
Dandelion 
The rustic oracle whose golden rays 
Converge and close when rain or nignt are nigh. 
Whose seeded down intelligence conveys, 
If zephyrs fan the east, or moisture loads the sky 
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