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The Botanic Garden. Part 2, Containing the Loves of the Plants. A Poem.

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The Botanic Garden. Part 2, Containing the Loves of the Plants. A Poem.

Erasmus Darwin

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Erasmus Darwin both scandalized and delighted readers by casting flowers as lovers. His famous poem dramatizes plant reproduction through the eyes of the new botany, turning stamens and pistils into a garden romance, richly annotated throughout. Playful, learned, and wildly popular in its day. Discover the verses that made botany the talk of the drawing room.

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23 chapters

  1. 1THE
  2. 2VOLUME THE SECOND.
  3. 3THE SECOND EDITION. LONDON:
  4. 4ADVERTISEMENT.
  5. 5PREFACE.
  6. 6PROEM. GENTLE READER!
  7. 7THE
  8. 8CANTO I.
  9. 9INTERLUDE.
  10. 10THE
  11. 11CANTO II.
  12. 12I.
  13. 13INTERLUDE II.
  14. 14THE
  15. 15CANTO III.
  16. 16INTERLUDE III.
  17. 17THE
  18. 18CANTO IV.

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