By a garden is meant mystically a place of spiritual repose, stillness…

John Henry Newman
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By a garden is meant mystically a place of spiritual repose, stillness, peace, refreshment, delight. ✨ John Henry Newman (2002). Prayers, Verses, and Devotions, p.127, Ignatius Press
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