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book iv. Thus, with the incomparable Sannazarius, Non mihifornicibus Pariis .—Sculptures and Titles, preferable to the proudest Mausoleums , I shouldchoose.

The late elegant and accomplished Sir W. Temple, though he laid nothis whole body in his garden, deposited the better part of it, his heart,there ; and if my executors will gratify me in what I have desired, I wishmy corpse may be interred as I have bespoke them ; not at all outof singularity, or for want of a Dormitory, (of which there is an ampleone annexed to the parish-church,) but for other reasons, not here neces-sary to trouble the reader with, what I have said in general beingsufficient: However, let them order it as they think fit, so it be not inthe church or chancel.

Plato , as we noted, permitted trees to be planted over sepulchres, toobumbrate the departed ; but with better reason we adorn their groveswith flowers and redolent plants, just emblems of the life of man, whichhas been compared in Holy Scripture to those fading beauties, whoseroots being buried in dishonour, rise again in glory. Of such hortulaninstances, Gruter gives us this inscription:

v. F.

T. VETT1US. T. L.

HERMES

SEPLASTARIUS

MATER. GENUIT. MATER. RECEPITHI. HORTI. IT A. UTI. OPT. MAXIM lCh_ SUNTCINERIBUS SERVIANT. MEISNAM. CURATORES. SUBSTITUAMQUI. VESCANTUREX. HORYM HORTORUM REDITUNATALI. MEO

ET. PRAEBEANT. ROSAM. IN. PERPETUUMHOS. NEQITE. DIVIDINEQUE. ALIENARI. VOLO

This sweet flower, born on a branch full set with Thorns, and accom-panied with the Lily, are natural hieroglyphics of our fugitive, umbratile,