LUXURIOUS man, to bring his vice in use, Did after him the world seduce, And from the fields the flowers and plants allure, Where Nature was most plain and pure.
The Mower (Andrew Marvell, The Mower Against Gardens)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Mower, Against Gardens (published 1681); Exact wording and attribution checked. The mower’s pastoral critique of artificial gardens. Text from G. A. Aitken’s 1892 edition, pp.83–84.
- The Mower, Against Gardens (published 1681)
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