EVERLASTING. ^21^ 



of this celebrated burial ground ; and but few per- 

 3ons can visit the romantic and hallowed spot with- 

 out having some name called to their remembrance 

 which draws from them this slight token of remem- 

 brance : for here we find a mingled mass of monu- 

 ments, recalling to our recollection the sweet lines 

 of the poet, the ready wit of the critic, the piety 

 of the priest, the heroic deeds of the soldier, the 

 bravery of the sailor, the labours of the naturahst, 

 the beauties of the artist, the mimickry of the actor, 

 and the loves of Abelard and Heloise : here we 

 meet fond parents with wreaths of Immortelles to 

 drop on the sod of their blighted hopes, and affec- 

 tionate children placing crosses of Everlasting 

 flowers on the head of their parents' graves. 



Affliction and sorrow come here to indulge in 

 sadness and meditation, for the cheerful inhabitants 

 of the gay city below Pere la Chaise are not less 

 susceptible of the feelings of paternal affection, bro- 

 therly love, and friendly regard, than those dwelling 

 in less sprightly towns. 



The Everlasting flower, which the French call 

 Immortelle, is not consigned alone to the use of the 

 grave, since we frequently meet with it ornament- 

 ing the vase of the saloon, for which purpose it is 

 frequently dyed of various colours, and sometimes 

 variegated in so skilful a manner as to deceive the 

 purchaser into the belief of its being so coloured 



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