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158 INFIDELITY. 
Demophoon was recalled to Athens by the 
death of his father; but promised to return to 
his beloved Phyllis at the expiration of a month, 
and fixed the day. The tender Phyllis counted 
every minute during his absence, until the 
longed-for period arrived. Phyllis ran to the 
shore nine times; but, having lost all hope, 
she died of grief, and was changed into an 
almond tree. Demophoon returned three days 
afterwards in despair; he offered a sacrifice on 
the sea-shore to appease the manes of his be- 
loved. She appeared sensible of his repent- 
ance and his return, for the almond tree, which 
enclosed her in its bark, blossomed instanta- 
neously ; proving by this last effort that death 
had wrought no change in her affections. 
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INFIDELITY. 
YELLOW ROSE. 
Lupovico Vertuema tells us that, in the 
year 1503 he saw great quantities of yellow 
roses at Calicut, whence it is believed that both 
the single and double varieties were brought 
into Kurope by the Turks, as Parkinson men- 
tions that it was introduced into England by 
one Master Nicholas Lete, a worthy merchant 
