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The Garden of Cyrus

The Garden of Cyrus

The Garden of Cyrus, or The Quincuncial Lozenge, or Network Plantations of the Ancients, naturally, artificially, mystically considered, is a discourse by Sir Thomas Browne. First published in 1658, along with its diptych companion, Urn-Burial, in modern times it has been recognised as Browne's major literary contribution to Hermetic wisdom. Written during a time when restrictions on publishing became more relaxed during Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate, The Garden of Cyrus is Browne's contribution to a 'boom period' decade of interest in esoterica in England.


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