There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the…

John Muir
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There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation's braggart lords. ✨ John Muir (2010). The Wilderness Journeys, Canongate Books
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There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation's braggart lords. ✨ John Muir (2010). The Wilderness Journeys, Canongate Books

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