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Identifier: palmtree00mood
Title: The palm tree
Year: 1864 (1860s)
Authors: Moody, Sophy
Subjects: Palms Trees in the Bible
Publisher: London : T. Nelson and Sons, Paternoster Row Edinburgh, and New York
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§onbU €oco gut—C0C0 U Par. {Cocos Maldivicus.—RvMFUiTjs.){Lodoicea Schellarum.—La Billardine.) MYSTERIOUS link binds the Coco Palmto old oceans side. She languishes inthe most fertile spot if removed from theinfluence of the sea breeze; but hersister with fan-shaped leaves, was forcenturies believed to dwell in the mightyocean itself Below the billowy waves, in the crystal depthswhere sea-nymphs braid with pearls their streaminghair—even there it was said that the wondrous Cocodo Mar had its roots. Nay, there were not wanting in olden times sailorsof all nations who declared their own eyes had therebeheld the unearthly tree. They afiirmed thatthrough the transparent waters of placid bays on thecoasts of Sumatra, the plumed diadem of the mar-vellous Coco do Mar had been plainly visible. Butwhen some adventurous spirit out of the wonderingcrew, had plunged into the sapphire depths to pos- 160 DOUBLE COCO NUT. sess himself of its priceless fruit, the magic treewould suddenly d
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