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A garden must combine the poetic and he mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.
A garden must combine the poetic and he mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.
If you don't know how to die, don't worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully read more
If you don't know how to die, don't worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you; don't bother your head about it.
Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways read more
Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways and sings, and children's faces looking up, holding wonder like a cup.
And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, read more
And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.
Summer makes me drowsy. Autumn makes me sing. Winter's pretty lousy, but I hate Spring.
Summer makes me drowsy. Autumn makes me sing. Winter's pretty lousy, but I hate Spring.
 Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds,
 Exhilarate the spirit, and restore
  The tone of languid Nature.  
 Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds,
 Exhilarate the spirit, and restore
  The tone of languid Nature. 
Use what talent you possess-the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
Use what talent you possess-the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
Nothing is rich but the inexhaustible wealth of nature. She shows us only surfaces, but she is a million fathoms read more
Nothing is rich but the inexhaustible wealth of nature. She shows us only surfaces, but she is a million fathoms deep.
We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts.
We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts.