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that beyond Acheron the spirits walked in a vast field of 
asphodel, drinking the water of Lethe. 
Remembrance, Rosemary. 
“ There’s rosemary — that’s for remembrance; pray you, 
love, remember.” 
“For you, there’s rosemary and rue; these keep 
Seeming and savor all the winter long; 
Grace and remembrance be to you both.” 
“ Stick your rosemary 
On this fair corse.” 
Shakspeare. 
Rosemary is used at christenings, weddings, and funerals. 
It blossoms about Christmas, and our ancestors used to stir 
up with a branch of rosemary the spiced Christmas tankard. 
Herrick, in allusion to its different uses, says that it 
“Grows for two ends; it matters not at all 
Be it for my bridal, or my burial.” 
This aromatic plant has had a merited reputation, from the 
most ancient times, as a remedy in headaches and nervous 
disorders. It forms the principal ingredient in the celebrated 
Eau de la Beine de Ilongrie, or Hungary Water. 
Henry Kirke White wrote,— 
TO THE HERB ROSEMARY. 
“ Sweet-scented flower! who ’rt wont to bloom 
On January’s front severe, 
And o’er the wintry desert drear 
To waft thy waste perfume! 
Come, thou shalt form my nosegay now, 
And I will bind thee round my brow; 
And as I twine the mournful wreath 
I’ll weave a melancholy song; 
And sweet the strain shall be and long, 
The melody of death. 
