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Quote by R. Southwell
We trample grass, and prize the flowers of May; yet the grass is g

We trample grass, and prize the flowers of May; yet the grass is green when the flower fades away. – R. Southwell

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The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers. – Basho

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Just now the lilac is in bloom,
All before my little room;
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Smile the carnation and the pink… – Rupert Brooke

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I hate flowers — I paint them because theyre cheaper than models and they dont move. – Georgia OKeeffe

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[F]lowers… adorn our lanes, fields and fells, and… smile upon us and cheer and bless us in our country rambles…. the lovely blossoms… kiss the clear brooks and mountain wells… – James Rigg, “Preface,” Wild Flower Lyrics and Other Poems, 1897

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