“With a fork drive Nature out,
She will ever yet return;
Hedge the flowerbed all about,
Pull or stab or cut or burn,
She will ever yet return.”
"Marigolds".
Fairies and Fusiliers (1917)
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English poet and novelist 1895–1985Related quotes
“You may drive out Nature with a pitchfork, yet she still will hurry back.”
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