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We adorn graves with flowers and redolent plants, just emblems of the life of man, which has been compared in the Holy Scriptures to those fading beauties whose roots, being buried in dishonor, rise again in glory.
John Evelyn
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John Evelyn
Age: 85 †
Born: 1620
Born: October 31
Died: 1706
Died: February 27
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