. Through the year with Thoreau . c 55: June 25, 1852. Methinks roses oftenest displaytheir high colors, colors which invariably attract alleyes and betray them, against a dark ground, as thedark green or the shady recesses of the bushes andcopses, where they show to best advantage. Theirenemies do not spare the open flower for an , if for no other reason, their buds are mostbeautiful. Their promise of perfect and dazzlingbeauty, when their buds are just beginning to ex-pand, — beauty which they can hardly contain, —as in most youths, commonly surpasses the fulfill-ment of their expa
. Through the year with Thoreau . c 55: June 25, 1852. Methinks roses oftenest displaytheir high colors, colors which invariably attract alleyes and betray them, against a dark ground, as thedark green or the shady recesses of the bushes andcopses, where they show to best advantage. Theirenemies do not spare the open flower for an , if for no other reason, their buds are mostbeautiful. Their promise of perfect and dazzlingbeauty, when their buds are just beginning to ex-pand, — beauty which they can hardly contain, —as in most youths, commonly surpasses the fulfill-ment of their expanded flowers. The color showsfairest and brightest in the bud. Journal, iv, 142. c: 56] WATER-LILIES June 19, 1853. Exquisitely beautiful, and^unlikeanything else that we have, is the first white lilyjust expanded in some shallow lagoon where thewater is leaving it, — perfectly fresh and pure, be-fore the insects have discovered it. How admirableits purity! how innocently sweet its fragrance! Howsignificant that the rich, b
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