(thing) by Gamaliel Sat Jul 01 2000 at 18:53:41
"Made cypress of her orange flower" - Tennyson, In Memoriam 84

Orange blossoms are traditionally associated with brides; in this case the bride is Tennyson's sister Emily, who was engaged to Arthur Hallam, the subject of In Memoriam. Cypresses are traditionally associated with tombs; Hallam died young at 22.
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