God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure. Francis Bacon

Quotes November 23, 2008

God almighty first planted a garden: and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasure.
Gardening and Gardens
Quotations by Francis Bacon

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong. Thomas Kempis

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