Beauty in Common Things Illustrated by Twelve Drawings from Nature (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Beauty in Common Things: Illustrated by Twelve Drawings From Nature HE common bramble bringeth forth slender branches, long shoots, J easily bowed, tamping* among hedges and whatsoever stands near unto it, armed with hard and sharp prickles, whereon do grow leaves consisting Of many, set upon a rough middle rib, green on the upper side, and underneath somewhat white. On the. Tops Of the stalks stand certain flowers, In shape like those Of the briar rose, but lesser, of colour white, and somewhat washed over with a little purple. The fruit or berry is like that Of the mulberry, first red, then black, when it is ripe in taste between Sweet and sour, very soft, and full Of grains. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.