John Burroughs - The pond-lily is a star and easily takes the first place among lilies; and the expe...

John Burroughs Zitate

The pond-lily is a star and easily takes the first place among lilies; and the expeditions to her haunts, and the gathering her where she rocks upon the dark, secluded waters of some pool or lakelet, are the crown and summit of the floral expeditions of summer.

John Burroughs

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Die Teichlilie ist ein Star und nimmt leicht den ersten Platz unter den Lilien ein; und die Expeditionen zu ihren Plätzen und das Sammeln, wo sie auf den dunklen, abgelegenen Gewässern eines Teiches oder Lakelets wiegen, sind die Krone und der Gipfel der Blumenexpeditionen des Sommers.

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