The Weeping Willow. (Salix Babylonica)
Anon
Genre: | Extract, Miscellaneous |
Publications extracted: | [Hey] 1833 |
Subjects: | Botany, Biblical Authority |
People mentioned: | James E Smith |
The writer links the willow to several biblical themes observing that '[e]very production of nature alluded to in the Bible seems at once invested with a sacred character, and possesses an indescribable interest' (334). The botanical account of the willow is brief. |
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