Quote#Nature
We repaired to the . The powdery appearance was caused by glands…
Quote byMargaret Plues · 1828–1903
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: (50 pages; text at archive.org).
English (original)
We repaired to the . The powdery appearance was caused by glands scattered all over the ; this, and its general aspect, showed it to be the . No locality could be more favourable to its growth than these woods, where the immense boulders of greeting us at every step left no room to doubt the nature of the rock.
— Margaret Plues
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