THE CEDAR OF LEBANON. 



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of Lebanon, telling them of David's house and Solomon's 

 Temple, that the men's hearts were softened, and they 

 suffered the young Cedar to remain undisturbed in its 



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strange dwelling. From thence it was carried to Paris, 

 and planted most carefully in the Jardin des Plantes. A 

 large tile was set against it as a protection and a shade, 



