Ebook Flora Domestica, or the Portable Flower-Garden

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.