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Excerpt from Flora Domestica, or the Portable Flower-Garden: With Directions for the Treatment of Plants in Pots and Illustrations From the Works of the Poets Who can read this anecdote of so great a man, ' and not feel an additional interest in him In how amiable a light it represents him Was a cruel, unfeeling, or selfish man ever known to take pleasure in working in his own garden P Surely not. This love of nature in detail (if the expression may be allowed) is a union of affection, good taste, and natural piety. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.