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CONJUGAL LOVE, 
LINDEN TREE. 
Above, waves wide the linden tree. 
HOWITT. 

—— And the lime at dewy eve 
Diffusing odours. COWPER. 
Bavcrs was changed into the Linden tree, 
which has ever since been the emblem of con- 
jugal love. In glancing over the consecrated 
plants in the mythology of the ancients, we 
cannot fail to admire their fitness to represent 
the various qualities of which they are sym- 
bolical. 
Beauty —grace—simplicity—an extreme soft- 
ness of manner, and an innocent gaiety, should 
be, in all ages, the properties and accomplish- 
ments of a tender wife. We find all these qua- 
lities united in the Linden tree; which, in spring, 
is ever covered with a soft and delicate verdure, 
and exhales a very delightful fragrance, while 
it lavishes the honey of its flowers upon the 
busy bee. 
Who shall attempt to paint the effect of its 
beautiful foliage as it waves its branches softly 
under the influence of the breeze? Its young 
leaves seem to have been cut of softer materials 
than silk, and are far more brilliant. We can 
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