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PERE LA CHAISE.
the bodies. The wooden crosses, which designate the respective graves, have occasionally an inscription, touching from its simplicity. One commemorates
"Pauvre Marie!
A 29 ans."
Among the temporary graves are occasionally cul- tured plants, little borders of box, and other fragile decorations, exemplifying the sweet and truthful sentiment of the bard of the "Country Church Yard."
"For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey,
This pleasing, anxious being e'er resigned;
Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day,
Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind?"
