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THE CYPRESS AND MARIGOLD. 
plainly speaks of such an extremity of the 
former as will lead to the latter; and, when 
this exists, utter hopelessness or despair must 
be triumphant. For the reason of these 
plants being associated with sorrow and 
death we refer the reader to the following. 
ILLUSTRATION OF THE SENTIMENT. 
O SORROW ! 
Why dost borrow 
The natural hue of health from vermeil lips ? 
To give maiden blushes 
To the white rose bushes ! 
Or is it thy dewy hand the daisy tips ? 
O sorrow ! 
Why dost borrow 
The mellow ditties from a mourning tongue ? 
To give, at evening pale, 
Unto the nightingale. 
That thou may’st listen the cold dews among ? 
