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cottagers near the entrance of this celebrated 

 burial ground, and but few persons can visit the 

 romantic and hallowed spot without having some 

 name called to their remembrance which draws 

 from them this slight token of remembrance ; for 

 here we find a mingled mass of monuments, re- 

 calling 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 naturalist, 

 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 Im- 

 mortelles to drop on the sod of their blighted 

 hopes, and affectionate 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 inha- 

 bitants of the gay city below Pere la Chaise, are 

 not less susceptible of the feelings of paternal 

 affection, brotherly love, and friendly regard, tlian 

 those that dwell in less sprightly towns. 



The Everlasting flower, which the French call 

 Immortdk, is not consigned alone to the use of 

 the grave, since we frequently meet with it orna- 

 menting the vase of the saloon, for which purpose 

 it is frequently dyed of various colours, and some- 



