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account the Troglodyte, an Ethiopian tribe, strewed 
branches of hawthorn over their dead; while, foi the 
same reason, the Athenians illuminated the altai of 
Hymen with torches made of its wood: and, in theii 
wedding processions, the young girls carried boughs of 
it in their hands. Also, in the days of chivalry, if a 
lady favoured the suit of her lover, she wore hawthorn 
leaves, tied with carnation riband, which signified “ hope 
in love.” “ To us it promises a beautiful spring; to 
the Greeks it symbolised auspicious marriages; to the 
Troglodyte, immortal life.” 
“ They tell me storms o’er life do lower, 
They tell me man to grief is born; 
But I have ranged through mead and bower, 
Still asking, as I cull’d the flower, 
Where lurks the thorn ? ” 
Avowal sweet of youth’s blithe day ! 
Made only ere the heart is torn ; 
Ah ! who in after years can say, 
With smile incredulously gay, 
Where lurks the thorn ? 
T 
