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I go to books and to nature as a bee goes to the flower, for a nectar that I can make into my own honey.

John Burroughs

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John Burroughs
Age: 83 †
Born: 1837
Born: April 3
Died: 1921
Died: March 29
Essayist
Naturalist
Writer
Delaware County
New York
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Books
Nature
Book
Make
Nectar
Bees
Honey
Flower

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