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And make us as Newton was, who in his garden watching
The apple falling towards England, became aware
Between himself and her of an eternal tie.
W. H. Auden Look, Stranger! (1936) · On This Island (1937)
There is a garden where lilies
And roses are side by side;
And all day between them in silence
The silken butterflies glide.
When the moon comes up, I go down
For the first time
There’s a garden deep, deep in my heart
But it’s blossomed for the last time
We walked along a street lined with gardens; on both sides were extensive fields planted with crops, prickly pears, henna trees, and a few date palms.”
I'm sick of dour faces
Staring at me from the T.V.
Tower.
I want roses in
my garden bower; dig?
Mr. Sniggs, the Junior Dean, and Mr. Postlethwaite, the Domestic Bursar, sat alone in Mr. Sniggs's room overlooking the garden quad at Scone College.
Oh, what a pretty garden.
... today even our débutantes are presented at a Garden Court, followed by a more or less picnic tea on the lawn. All classes and ranks share in this taste ...
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