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surrounding the churchyard which I have dedi- 

 cated to my friends shall be graced with statues 

 of those heavenly sisters. Poetry and Philosophy, 

 whilst the temple itself owes its existence to the 

 conjunction of both. In a place so big with mean- 

 ing as this I thought it allowable to have an in- 

 scription which should show its meaning, and 

 have chosen the following as indicating my own 

 faith and the purpose of this church : — 



*' In memory of loved ones 



Here reposes only the vesture of the soul. 

 Which in those eternal regions 

 Transformed and ever progressing, 

 Ever creating, ever growing, 

 Ever shaping and ever plastic. 

 Godlike lives with God." 



On entering the courtyard one observes against 

 the wall an ancient altar found here, surrounded 

 by the emblems of the steeds of Zeutiber and 

 Svantevit, which represent the dragon conquered 

 by Christian angels for the salvation of man. 

 Entering the church itself, we see at the end the 

 high altar I have just mentioned, with an altar- 

 piece carved in wood, brightly painted and gilt, 

 a beautiful and appropriate work of some old 

 master. We also see at the sides two small chap- 

 els destined for the obsequies of the family. In 

 the middle of the church on the right stands the 

 pulpit, which will be built on the following plan, 

 in imitation of an old church in Silesia : Moses 

 with the Tables of the Law, and the Jewish high 

 priest with the scapegoat decked for sacrifice, as 



