But out of those dim common populations there are some who have survived the common oblivion. They have a name and a fame among us still, and the places where they lived are not lost and forgotten. The memory of them redeems our city from the dull monotony of common life; and as we travel through its streets with a lively imagination, we may bring back the great ones who once were here. It gives an added interest to every turn we take as we say Tell me, I pray thee, where the Seer's house is.