Flower Quotes - Page 17
'The Faerie Queen' (1596) bk. 2, canto 12, st. 75
William Wordsworth (1994). “The Collected Poems of William Wordsworth”, p.277, Wordsworth Editions
The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.
William Cowper (1874). “The poetical works of William Cowper, ed: with notes and biographical introd. by William Benham”, p.34
Piet Mondrian, Harry Holtzman, Martin S. James (1986). “The new art--the new life: the collected writings of Piet Mondrian”, Twayne Pub
To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.
Jane Austen (1833). “Mansfield Park”, p.85
Life is the leaves which shape and nourish a plant, but art is the flower which embodies its meaning
Humility is a strange flower; it grows best in winter weather, and under storms of affliction.
Samuel Rutherford (1885). “Quaint Sermons of Samuel Rutherford: Hitherto Unpublished”
Alexander Theroux (1981). “Darconville's cat”, Doubleday Books
Thomas Wentworth Higginson (2007). “Outdoor Studies, Poems”, p.59, Reprint Services Corporation
Jack Kerouac (1986). “The Dharma Bums”, p.137, Penguin