Quote#Nature
A rose as fair as ever saw the North
Quote byWilliam Browne · 1590–1645
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Britannia's Pastorals (1613), "Visions". Sonnet 5.
English (original)
A rose as fair as ever saw the North, Grew in a little garden all alone: A sweeter flower did Nature ne’er put forth, Nor fairer garden yet was never known.
— William Browne
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