126 FIORAL CEREMONIES. 
the ancient sacrifices, at which the priests also 
appeared crowned with flowers — 
“ Thus the gay victim with fresh garlands crowned, 
Pleased with the sacred pipe’s enlivening sound, 
Through gazing crowds in solemn state proceeds. 
And dressed in fatal pomp, magnificently bleeds.” 
Phillips. 
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In the annual festivals of the TerminaUa, the 
peasants were all crowned with garlands of 
flowers,” says Cicero, and from Irving’s An¬ 
tiquities,” we learn that ‘‘ sacrifices among the 
Romans were of dilTerent kinds; the place 
erected for offerings was called ara or altare, 
an altar ; k was erected with leaves and grass, j 
adorned with flowers, and bound with woolen | 
fillets.” And this author further tells us, that 
in the triumphal processions of Rome the 
streets were strewed with flowers, and the 
altars smoked with incense.” Let us now take 
a picture of one of these Roman triumphs ; 
speaking of the Conqueror, the poet says— 
He comes, and with a port so proud. 
As if ho had subdued the spacious world 
And all 8inope’s streets were filled with such 
