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How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening.

Alexander Smith

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Alexander Smith
Age: 36 †
Born: 1830
Born: December 31
Died: 1867
Died: January 5
Poet
Cille Mheàrnaig
Complexity
Deeply
Garden
Desire
Human
Seated
Humans
Gardens
Heart
Liking
Gardening

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