Quote#Nature
And in my flower-beds, I think
Quote byRupert Brooke · 1887–1915
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Old Vicarage, Grantchester" (1912).
English (original)
And in my flower-beds, I think, Smile the carnation and the pink.
— Rupert Brooke
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