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Mahomet, on which account they will not 

 suffer a rose leaf to lie upon the ground, or 

 permit any one to tread upon this sacred 

 flower. 



The Greeks named this flower '?d$ov, which, 

 according to some etymologists, is derived 

 from the two words jeoi/ and SSpy, on account 

 of the sweet odour which it exhales. 'O^iJ 

 being derived from the verb oga, it is pro- 

 bable that the Latins derived their name for 

 the rose, Rosa, from the Greek s being re- 

 stored for the zeta instead of delta, and all 

 the modern languages have followed the Latin 

 with but slight deviations. 



In the luxurious days of the ancients, even 

 the warriors crowned themselves with gar- 

 lands of roses, during their principal repast ; 

 and Pliny tells us that their delicate meats 

 were either covered with the petals of these 

 fragrant flowers, or sprinkled with its odour- 

 ous oils. At a feast which Cleopatra gave to 

 Antony, the royal apartments were covered 

 with rose leaves to a considerable depth. 



The triumvir, when dying, begged of the 

 captivating queen that she would scatter per- 

 fumes on his tomb and cover it with roses. 



In Turkey a rose is sculptured on the 

 monument of all ladies that die unmarried ; 

 and in Poland they cover the coffins of chil- 



