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The gift of perfume to a flower is a special grace like genius or like beauty, and never becomes common or cheap.

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
Common
Smell
Nature
Gift
Never
Flower
Like
Genius
Becomes
Grace
Perfume
Special
Scent
Beauty
Cheap

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