Quote#Sadness
The is most appropriately named, for, in addition to the pensive…
Quote byElizabeth Kent · 1790–1861
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sylvan Sketches (1825), p. 389.
English (original)
The is most appropriately named, for, in addition to the pensive drooping appearance of its branches, it is common to see little drops of water, which stand like fallen tears upon the leaves. The willow will grow in any but a dry soil, but most delights and best thrives in the immediate neighbourhood of water.
— Elizabeth Kent
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