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great solemnity, placed bouquets upon their 
tables. Keats thus rehearses the custom :— 
Garlands of every green, and every scent, 
From vales deflower’d, or forest trees branch-rent, 
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At their bridal festivals— 
It was the custom there to bring away 
The bride from home at blushing shut of day, 
Veiled in a chariot, heralded along 
By strewn flowers, torches, and a marriage song. 
In modern times, flowers are introduced 
on festive occasions, in various places. On 
Saints’ days, in Roman catholic countries, 
‘* processions are formed which pass under 
arches hung with boughs, occasionally paus- 
ing before altars covered with flowers. There 
the eye dwells with delight on the most beau- 
tiful garlands; and the attendants, who are 
numerous, are ornamented with the rarest 
flowers. ‘The streets are strewed with them; 
choristers carry baskets full of roses and yel- 
low broom, which they throw at intervals 
before the sacred altars. Ladies, too, who 

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