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WEEPING WILLOW . 
(. Mourning,.) 
HIS tree has ever been regarded as the symbol of 
sorrow , and most appropriately, for not only do 
its pensive-looking branches droop mournfully 
towards the ground, but even very frequently little drops 
of water are to be seen standing, like tears, upon the 
pendent leaves. In its native East it is often planted 
over graves, and with its sorrowful, afflicted look, forms 
a most appropriate guardian of the departed ones’ rest. 
“ The famous and admired weeping willow,” says 
Martyn, “ planted by Pope, which has since been felled 
to the ground, came from Spain, enclosing a present for 
Lady Suffolk. Pope was present when the covering was 
taken off; he observed that the pieces of stick appeared 
as if they had some vegetation, and added, ‘ Perhaps 
they may produce something we have not in England.’ 
Under this idea, he planted it in his garden, and it pro¬ 
duced the willow-tree that has given birth to so many 
others.” 
THE WILLOW. 
BYRON. 
We sat down and wept by the waters 
Of Babel, and thought of the day 
