Quote#Nature
Arts may ply fantastic anatomy but nature is always herself in her…
Quote byJohn Clare · 1793–1864
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: 'Essay on Landscape'.
English (original)
Arts may ply fantastic anatomy but nature is always herself in her wildest moods of extravagence.
— John Clare
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