HUMILITY. 
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The monarch oak, the sturdy growth 
Of ages; 
but he yields not to the howling tempest, 
and is 
Long triumphant o’er decay. 
If this tree had no other claim to be made 
the emblem of hospitality, it surely would 
merit that honour for the service rendered by 
one of its kind to the unfortunate Charles 
II., when a fugitive in the heart of his own 
kingdom. 
HUMILITY. 
BINDWEED. 
The cumbrous bindweed, with its wreaths and bells. 
WORDSWORTH. 
This perennial twiner is a species of convol¬ 
vulus, and is a very troublesome plant in the 
cornfield, where it is very commonly found. 
It is a simple flower; and, probably, on ac¬ 
count of this quality it has been made the 
emblem of humility. 
