One of the most attractive things about the flowers is their beautiful…

Henry David Thoreau
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One of the most attractive things about the flowers is their beautiful reserve. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2011). The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861, p.212, New York Review of Books
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One of the most attractive things about the flowers is their beautiful reserve. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2011). The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861, p.212, New York Review of Books

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